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The epic poem follows Beowulf, a hero who comes to aid Hrothgar, King of the Danes, in his fight against the vicious monster Grendel. Before the tale is over, Beowulf fights and defeats Grendel, Grendel’s mother, becomes king of the Geats, and vanquishes a dragon.
17 wrz 2024 · Beowulf is a heroic poem, considered the highest achievement of Old English literature and the earliest European vernacular epic. It deals with events of the early 6th century CE and is believed to have been composed between 700 and 750.
19 lip 2005 · The poem closes with a glowing tribute to his bravery, his gentleness, his goodness of heart, and his generosity. It is the devout desire of this translator to hasten the day when the story of Beowulf shall be as familiar to English-speaking peoples as that of the Iliad. Beowulf is our first great epic.
viii Preface. fromwhatwouldseemamistakenpointofview.Isitproper,forinstance, thatthegraveandsolemnspeechesofBeowulfandHrothgarbeputinballad measures ...
21 paź 2019 · Beowulf : an Anglo-Saxon epic poem. Publication date. 1903. Publisher. Boston : Heath. Collection. oliverwendellholmeslibrary; phillipsacademy; americana. Contributor. Phillips Academy, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library.
FIGURE 1 THE FIRST FOLIO OF THE HEROIC EPIC POEM BEOWULF, WRITTEN PRIMARILY IN THE WEST SAXON DIALECT OF OLD ENGLISH. PART OF THE COTTON MS VITELLIUS A XV MANUSCRIPT CURRENTLY LOCATED WITHIN THE BRITISH LIBRARY. THIS IS A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COPY OF THE FOLIO.1.
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