# Beowulf Translation and Commentary (Expanded Edition) - Hardcover

by **Tom Shippey** (Translator), **Leonard Neidorf** (Editor)

_Beowulf_, composed around 700 A.D., is the first great epic poem in the English language. It tells the timeless story of a hero's fight against monsters and sets it against a complex background of political intrigue and tribal warfare. Situated in sixth-century Scandinavia, the poem brings to life a magnificent world that fuses history with fantasy. Tom Shippey's new translation of _Beowulf_, reflecting a lifetime of engagement with the poem, makes its story clearer and more compelling than it has ever been. The original Old English text of _Beowulf_ is included along with an extensive and innovative commentary, which guides the reader passage-by-passage through the poem and its criticism.

  

In addition to the text, translation, and commentary, this volume contains an extensive bibliography, a translator's preface, and an appended essay by Tom Shippey on "Tolkien and _Beowulf-_A Lifelong Involvement." The 2nd edition (revised and expanded) adds new texts and translations (by Tom Shippey) of _Waldere_, the _Hildebrandslied_, and the _Fight at Finnsburg_.

**Number of Pages:** 440

**Dimensions:** 1.13 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN

**Publication Date:** February 25, 2024

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