Beowulf: The Fight at Finnsburh (Oxford World's Classics)

The finest literary work passed down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, Beowulf celebrates the existence of heroism in a dark world of feuds, violence, and uncertainty. Set in the legendary Scandinavian past, Beowulf comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by killing the terrifying monster Grendel and its vengeful mother. A lifetime later, Beowulf courageously prepares for another great battle when a fiery dragon threatens his own kingdom. This acclaimed translation contains a critical introduction, a full index of names, and extensive notes. cover......Page 1 本地磁盘......Page 0 1c0d9b0f34f957f8a84b941cfebadd60.gif......Page 2 2ac8b378a917dff8b237ba6598e2c2c5.jpg......Page 3 6e376c9725a28be701d6abc223226bfa.gif......Page 4 8393df2c90ab0151ed75d51f1124cae9.gif......Page 5 861f6a7c31f009a1376042f76f54671d.gif......Page 6 9d876f8daed742117af2a277b87a4a01.gif......Page 7 b5598eb025c820dd96cf602236e6bf2c.gif......Page 8 page_i......Page 9 page_ii......Page 10 page_iii......Page 11 page_iv......Page 12 page_v......Page 14 page_vi......Page 15 page_vii......Page 16 page_viii......Page 17 page_ix......Page 18 page_x......Page 19 page_xi......Page 20 page_xii......Page 21 page_xiii......Page 22 page_xiv......Page 23 page_xv......Page 24 page_xvi......Page 25 page_xvii......Page 26 page_xviii......Page 27 page_xix......Page 28 page_xx......Page 29 page_xxi......Page 30 page_xxii......Page 31 page_xxiii......Page 32 page_xxiv......Page 33 page_xxv......Page 34 page_xxvi......Page 35 page_xxvii......Page 36 page_xxviii......Page 37 page_xxix......Page 38 page_xxx......Page 39 page_xxxi......Page 40 page_xxxii......Page 41 page_xxxiii......Page 42 page_xxxiv......Page 43 page_xxxv......Page 44 page_xxxvi......Page 46 page_xxxvii......Page 47 page_xxxviii......Page 48 page_xxxix......Page 49 page_1......Page 50 page_2......Page 51 page_3......Page 52 page_4......Page 53 page_5......Page 54 page_6......Page 55 page_7......Page 56 page_8......Page 57 page_9......Page 58 page_10......Page 59 page_11......Page 60 page_12......Page 61 page_13......Page 62 page_14......Page 63 page_15......Page 64 page_16......Page 65 page_17......Page 66 page_18......Page 67 page_19......Page 68 page_20......Page 69 page_21......Page 70 page_22......Page 71 page_23......Page 72 page_24......Page 73 page_25......Page 74 page_26......Page 75 page_27......Page 76 page_28......Page 77 page_29......Page 78 page_30......Page 79 page_31......Page 80 page_32......Page 81 page_33......Page 82 page_34......Page 83 page_35......Page 84 page_36......Page 85 page_37......Page 86 page_38......Page 87 page_39......Page 88 page_40......Page 89 page_41......Page 90 page_42......Page 91 page_43......Page 92 page_44......Page 93 page_45......Page 94 page_46......Page 95 page_47......Page 96 page_48......Page 97 page_49......Page 98 page_50......Page 99 page_51......Page 100 page_52......Page 101 page_53......Page 102 page_54......Page 103 page_55......Page 104 page_56......Page 105 page_57......Page 106 page_58......Page 107 page_59......Page 108 page_60......Page 109 page_61......Page 110 page_62......Page 111 page_63......Page 112 page_64......Page 113 page_65......Page 114 page_66......Page 115 page_67......Page 116 page_68......Page 117 page_69......Page 118 page_70......Page 119 page_71......Page 120 page_72......Page 121 page_73......Page 122 page_74......Page 123 page_75......Page 124 page_76......Page 125 page_77......Page 126 page_78......Page 127 page_79......Page 128 page_80......Page 129 page_81......Page 130 page_82......Page 131 page_83......Page 132 page_84......Page 133 page_85......Page 134 page_86......Page 135 page_87......Page 136 page_88......Page 137 page_89......Page 138 page_90......Page 139 page_91......Page 140 page_92......Page 141 page_93......Page 142 page_94......Page 143 page_95......Page 144 page_96......Page 145 page_97......Page 146 page_98......Page 147 page_99......Page 148 page_100......Page 149 page_101......Page 150 page_102......Page 151 page_103......Page 152 page_104......Page 153 page_105......Page 154 page_106......Page 155 page_107......Page 156 page_108......Page 157 page_109......Page 158 page_110......Page 159 page_111......Page 160 page_112......Page 161 page_113......Page 162 page_114......Page 163 page_115......Page 164 page_116......Page 165 page_117......Page 166 page_118......Page 167 page_119......Page 168 page_120......Page 169 page_121......Page 170 page_122......Page 171 page_123......Page 172 page_124......Page 173 page_125......Page 174 page_126......Page 176 page_127......Page 178 page_128......Page 180 page_129......Page 182 page_130......Page 183 page_131......Page 184 page_132......Page 186 page_133......Page 187 page_134......Page 188 Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's greatest epic poems. Set in the half-legendary, half historical Scandinavian past, it tells the story of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the Danish king Hrothgar by killing first the terrifying, demonic monster Grendel, and then Grendel's infuriated and vengeful mother. A lifetime later, Beowulf's own kingdom, Geatland, isthreatened by a fiery dragon; Beowulf heroically takes on this challenge, but himself dies killing the dragon. The poem celebrates the virtues of the heroic life, but Hrothgar and Beowulf are beacons of wisdom and courage in a dark world of feuds, violence and uncertainty, and Beowulf's selfless heroism is set against a background of ruthless power struggles, fratricide and tyranny "Beowulf is the longest and finest literary work to have come down to us from Anglo-Saxon times, and one of the world's great epic poems. Set in the half-legendary, half-historical Scandinavian past, it tells the story of the hero Beowulf, who comes to the aid of the old Danish king Hrothgar by wrestling with the terrifying, demonic monster Grendel, and then killing Grendel's infuriated and vengeful mother. A lifetime later, when his own kingdom, Geatland, is threatened by a fiery dragon, Beowulf engages in a third great fight." "The poem celebrates the virtues of the heroic life, and Beowulf and Hrothgar are beacons of courage, loyalty, and wisdom in a dark world of feuds, violence, and uncertainty. This acclaimed translation is complemented by a critical introduction and helpful supplementary material."--BOOK JACKET