Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation (Perennial Classics)

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.

“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.” —Booklist