Beowulf A Verse Translation A Norton Critical Edition, 2nd Edition

"Excellent ancillary materials in this critical edition make a potentially alienating text and culture accessible and engaging." ―Tim Melnarik, California State University, San Bernardino
This Norton Critical Edition includes:
* Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney's poetic translation of the great Anglo-Saxon epic―winner of the Whitbread Prize―along with his translator's introduction.
* Detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction to Old English language and prosody by Daniel Donoghue.
* More than two dozen visuals, including, new to the Second Edition, a fine selection of objects from the Staffordshire Hoard.
* A rich array of Anglo-Saxon and early northern civilization materials, providing student readers with Beowulf's cultural and historical context.
* Nine critical interpretations, three of them new to the Second Edition.
* A glossary of personal names and a selected bibliography.