Beowulf / edited with an introduction, notes and new prose translation by Michael Swanton.

Rev. ed.

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1997.

212p. : geneal. table, map ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 32).
Translated from the Old English.

Dr Swanton presents a considered and balanced introduction to the poem, Beowulf, and explanatory notes, drawing on archaeological sources, to expand the poet's more esoteric allusions and give background information on cultural customs.

9780719051463 (pbk)

829.3

English
English, Old (ca. 450-1100)

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