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This summary refers to the 2000 Farrar, Straus, and Giroux edition. Please note that the poem is presented in a facing-page translation, with the Old English to the left and the modern to the right. Page numbering in the guide reflects this, so that, for instance, a quotation on “Pages 3-5” will reflect two pages of the modern translation, not three.
5 de ene. de 2015 · Facts about Beowulf. Although it is celebrated nowadays as an important work of Anglo-Saxon – indeed, ‘English’ – literature, Beowulf was virtually unknown and forgotten about, amazingly, for nearly a thousand years. It was only rescued from obscurity in 1815, when an Icelandic-Danish scholar named Thorkelin printed an edition of the poem.
Sinopsis – Resumen de Beowulf. El poema comienza con una cronología de los reyes daneses, comenzando con Shild (cuyo funeral se describe en el Prólogo) y concluyendo con el reinado del actual rey Hrothgar, bisnieto de Shild. Hrothgar es querido por su gente y un guerrero eficaz. Los soldados daneses se reúnen bajo su techo para celebrar la ...
Fortunately, a young Geat warrior named Beowulf travels to Heorot Hall from his own lands overseas to lend a helping hand—literally. After explaining that he owes Hrothgar a favor because Hrothgar helped out his father, Beowulf offers to fight Grendel himself. King Hrothgar gratefully accepts his offer. The next time Grendel attacks Heorot ...
9 de feb. de 2023 · Beowulf Analysis. T he Beowulf manuscript dates to roughly 1000 CE. Very little Anglo-Saxon literature has survived, and Beowulf comprises roughly ten percent of all surviving Anglo-Saxon ...
21 de nov. de 2023 · Beowulf: Summary. Beowulf is the oldest known work of English literature. It is an epic poem about a warrior named Beowulf who defeats several powerful monsters. An epic poem, also called a heroic ...
Beowulf Comes to Heorot and Battles Grendel (Lines 229–835): Across the sea in Geatland lives the strongest warrior in the world, Beowulf, son of Ecgtheow, subject to King Hygelac. Beowulf hears ...
