Beowulf is a literary classic translated by Seamus Heaney, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 1995. This poem tells the heroic adventures of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf, who fights the monster Grendel and later a dragon. The work is a high point in poetry and leaves a deep impression of courage, loss, and struggle.
Description
Written at the end of the first millennium, this poem highlights the confrontation with the monstrous and its consequences. Seamus Heaney translates this epic text with emotional power and contemporary relevance, bringing this New York Times bestseller and winner of the Costa Book Award back to life for modern readers.
Promotional information
Seamus Heaney, Nobel Prize in Literature winner 1995 and author of "The Spirit Level", provided a translation that has been praised worldwide. This book also won awards including the Whitbread Book of the Year (1996).
Product specifications
- Author: Seamus Heaney
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication date: 2001-02-17
- Number of pages: 256
- ISBN: 9780393320978
- Theme: Poetry / poems by individual poets
- BISAC: POETRY / General
About the author
Seamus Heaney (1939–2013) was an influential Irish poet, translator, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. He grew up in County Derry and lived in Dublin until his death.