Beowulf: A Verse Translation

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

¿ Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney's poetic translation of the great Anglo-Saxon epic-winner of the Whitbread Prize-along with his translator's introduction.
¿ Detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction to Old English language and prosody by Daniel Donoghue.
¿ More than two dozen visuals, including, new to the Second Edition, a fine selection of objects from the Staffordshire Hoard.
¿ A rich array of Anglo-Saxon and early northern civilisation materials, providing student readers with Beowulf's cultural and historical context.
¿ Nine critical interpretations, three of them new to the Second Edition.
¿ A glossary of personal names and a selected bibliography.