Beowulf in Modern English Verse - Hardcover
Beowulf in Modern English Verse - Hardcover
Description
by Sung-Il Lee (Author), Robert D. Stevick (Foreword by)
The epic poem of Beowulf, a tale of heroes and monsters, remains etched on the cultural imagination. This celebrated modern English verse translation refreshes the Anglo-Saxon epic for a new generation. It retains the verbal resonance of the original text by transferring its rhythm and alliteration, reproducing the sound effect of the original poem in easy-to-read modern English. It is perfect not only for general readers, with its helpful annotations, but also for students of Old English.
Author Biography
Sung-Il Lee is Professor Emeritus of English at Yonsei University, Korea. He is the author of Beowulf in Parallel Texts (Cascade, 2017) and Twelve Old English Poems (Resource, 2025).
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