{"product_id":"beowulf-a-translation-and-commentary-paperback","title":"Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A thrill . . . \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e was Tolkien's lodestar. Everything he did led up to or away from it.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e J.R.R. Tolkien completed his translation of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf \u003c\/em\u003ein 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition includes an illuminating written commentary on the poem by the translator himself, drawn from a series of lectures he gave at Oxford in the 1930s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His creative attention to detail in these lectures gives rise to a sense of the immediacy and clarity of his vision. It is as if Tolkien entered into the imagined past: standing beside Beowulf and his men shaking out their mail-shirts as they beach their ship on the coast of Denmark, listening to Beowulf's rising anger at Unferth's taunting, or looking up in amazement at Grendel's terrible hand set under the roof of Heorot. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Essential for students of the Old English poem--and the ideal gift for devotees of the One Ring.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFront cover: \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Back cover: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A thrill . . . \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e was Tolkien s lodestar. Everything he did led up to or away from it. \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e J.R.R. Tolkien completed his translation of \u003ci\u003eBeowulf \u003c\/i\u003ein 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition includes an illuminating written commentary on the poem by the translator himself, drawn from a series of lectures he gave at Oxford in the 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e His creative attention to detail in these lectures gives rise to a sense of the immediacy and clarity of his vision. It is as if Tolkien entered into the imagined past: standing beside Beowulf and his men shaking out their mail-shirts as they beach their ship on the coast of Denmark, listening to Beowulf s rising anger at Unferth s taunting, or looking up in amazement at Grendel s terrible hand set under the roof of Heorot.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Essential for students of the Old English poem and the ideal gift for devotees of the One Ring. \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892 1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and the author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into more than sixty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. He has devoted himself since his father s death to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e and the collections entitled \u003ci\u003eUnfinished Tales\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe History of Middle-earth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and the author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion.\u003c\/i\u003e His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself to the editing and publication of unpublished writings. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987656474925,"sku":"9780544570306","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RHV2aGNVejByekoyOGJXLzRQUGFqdz09.webp?v=1776183284","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/beowulf-a-translation-and-commentary-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}