{"product_id":"beowulf-an-edition-paperback","title":"Beowulf: An Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFred C. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis magnificent new edition, which includes relevant shorter texts and key illustrations, is designed specifically to help those who, while already enjoying some acquaintance with Old English, come to \u003ci\u003eBeowulf \u003c\/i\u003efor the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Mitchell and Fred Robinson are two of the foremost scholars in the field of Old English language and literature. Here, they draw on their extensive learning and teaching experience in order to create the definitive classroom edition of the Anglo-Saxon epic, \u003ci\u003eBeowulf, \u003c\/i\u003e which describes the adventures of a great Scandinavian warrior. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book opens with an extensive introduction to \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e and the critical debates surrounding it. The poem itself is presented with explanatory footnotes to make it more easily intelligible. The editors then give a detailed account of how they arrived at their text, before finally guiding readers through the background to the poem. A selection of related poetry, an illustrated chapter on Anglo-Saxon archaeology, and a full glossary complete the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMitchell and Robinson's accessible edition of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for readers coming to this masterpiece of Old English poetry for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e is Fellow Emeritus at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. His many publications include \u003ci\u003eAn Invitation to Old English and Anglo-Saxon England\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1994). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred C. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is Douglas Tracy Smith Emeritus Professor of English at Yale University. His books include The Tomb of Beowulf, and Other Essays on Old English (Blackwell, 1993).\u003cbr\u003eThe sixth edition of Mitchell and Robinson's \u003ci\u003eA Guide to Old English\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Blackwell in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 02, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737083220031,"sku":"9780631172260","price":133.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3c4f71de6d6c68cbe6ba4dfe94b1e650.webp?v=1765148783","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/beowulf-an-edition-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}