Beowulf

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This carefully presented edition offers modern readers access to one of the foundational works of the Western literary tradition. </span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Beowulf</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is one of the most important works of Old English literature. This epic poem is believed to have been composed between 700 and 750; its author is unknown. It tells the story of the hero Beowulf and his battles against the monster Grendel (and Grendel's mother) and against an evil dragon. It recounts primarily the mythical-and to some extent the historical-past of the Scandinavian world in the 6th century. Its diversity complexity and profundity together with its timeless themes of power courage love and fidelity make </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Beowulf</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> one of the most compelling and memorable works of world literature. As in the classical tradition of epic poetry (Homer's </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Odyssey</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Virgil's </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Aeneid</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Ferdowsi's </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Epic of Kings</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>) the poem is concerned with human values and moral choices. This book has entertained generations of readers and it continues to fascinate.</span></p>