num_pages: 192
description: Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon. The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language. Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic world–somber, vast, and magnificent.
language: English
title: Beowulf and Other Old English Poems
titlecomplete: Beowulf and Other Old English Poems
genres: Fiction, Epic, Medieval, Classics, British Literature, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 493
publisher: Bantam Classics