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Beowulf

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Beowulf is the earliest surviving poem in Old English. Although the authorship is anonymous it is believed to have been written before the 10th century AD. The only extant European manuscript of the Beowulf text is placed at around 1010. The epic tells the tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf as he struggles against three adversaries; the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother and an unnamed dragon. The epic was recently released as a blockbuster film starring Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie.


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Publisher: Duke Classics

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781620117323
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781620117323
  • File size: 217 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

Open EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781620117323
  • File size: 213 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Open EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

Text Difficulty:9-12

Beowulf is the earliest surviving poem in Old English. Although the authorship is anonymous it is believed to have been written before the 10th century AD. The only extant European manuscript of the Beowulf text is placed at around 1010. The epic tells the tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf as he struggles against three adversaries; the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother and an unnamed dragon. The epic was recently released as a blockbuster film starring Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Brendan Gleeson, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Alison Lohman, and Angelina Jolie.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Duke Classics

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781620117323
    Release date: February 20, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781620117323
    File size: 217 KB
    Release date: February 20, 2012

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781620117323
    File size: 213 KB
    Release date: February 20, 2012

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Text Difficulty: 9-12