[Gutenberg 981] • Beowulf

[Gutenberg 981] • Beowulf
Authors
Unknown
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Tags
dragons -- poetry , epic poetry , scandinavia -- poetry , classics , monsters -- poetry , fantasy , poetry , english (old)
ISBN
9780393320978
Date
0975-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.09 MB
Lang
en
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Beowulf is a major epic of Anglo-Saxon literature, probably composed between the first half of the seventh century and the end of the first millennium. The poem was inspired by the oral tradition Anglo-Saxon and Germanic transcribed a verse epic, recounting the exploits of Beowulf hero who gave his name to the poem, on which are grafted chretiens additions.