Beowulf : a translation and commentary, together with Sellic spell
Title:
Beowulf : a translation and commentary, together with Sellic spell
Author:
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
Tolkien, Christopher
ISBN:
9780007590063
Uniform Title:
Beowulf. English
Publication Information:
London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2014
Physical Description:
xiv, 425 p. ; 23 cm
Abstract:
The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication.
Subject:
| Beowulf |
| Epic poetry, English (Old) -- History and criticism |
| Monsters -- Poetry |
| Dragons -- Poetry |
Summary:
The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication.