Beowulf

<p><strong>The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle--the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel--the first true masterpiece of English literature.</strong></p><p><strong>There are lots of translations of <em>Beowulf</em> floating around some prose some poetry but none manages to capture the feel and tone of the original as well as this one. -- Dick Ringler Professor of English and Scandinavian Studies University of Wisconsin-Madison</strong></p><p>No self-respecting college professor will want his students to be without it. . . . Renditions in modern English haven't taken the poetry of the original very seriously--but what a shock now that someone has! With the subtle rules of alliteration stress and pause in place--and with a translator bold enough to invent his own vigorous and imaginative compound nouns--the poem suddenly takes flight and carries us to the highest mountains of achievement. (<em>Booklist)</em></p>