The Bhagavad-Gita : Krishna's Counsel in Time of War

Beowulf -- Deor -- Caedmon's Hymn -- The battle of Brunanburh [1] -- The battle of Brunanburh [2] as translated by A.L. Tennyson -- The dream of the Rood -- The wanderer -- The battle of Maldon -- The seafarer [1] -- The seafarer [2], as translated by Erza Pound -- Judith -- The fight at Finnsburh.;Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon. The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language. Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic world'somber, vast, and magnificent. From the Paperback edition. The Bhagavad-Gita has been an essential text of Hindu culture in India since the time of its composition in the first century A.D. One of the great classics of world literature, it has inspired such diverse thinkers as Henry David Thoreau, Mahatma Gandhi, and T.S. Eliot; most recently, it formed the core of Peter Brook's celebrated production of the Mahabharata. From the Paperback edition.