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1) Beowulf
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Description
A New York Times Bestseller and Whitbread Book of the Year.Heaney's performance reminds us that Beowulf, written near the turn of another millennium, was intended to be heard not read.Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his...
2) Beowulf
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Each Sparknote contains: complete plot summary and analysis; key facts about the work; author's historical context; analysis of major characters; suggested essay topics; themes, motifs and symbols; explanation of important quotations; and review questions.
3) Grendel
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Description
The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic BEOWULF, tells his side of the story.
4) Beowulf
Pub. Date
1992.
Description
An Anglo-Saxon alliterative epic poem of the early 8th century A.D. based on Norse legends and historical events.
8) Beowulf
Description
Presents eleven critical essays that analyze the structure, myth, and history of the Old English epic poem depicting the heroic deeds of Beowulf, a member of a Germanic tribe who travels to Denmark to help defeat a monster named Grendel.
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. He then returns to his own country and dies in old age in a vivid fight against a dragon. The poem is about encountering the monstrous, defeating it, and then having to live on in the exhausted aftermath. In...
10) Beowulf
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
This exhilarating graphic-novel edition of an ancient classic honors the spirit of the original as it attracts modern readers. The epic tale of the great warrior Beowulf has thrilled readers through the ages -- and now it is reinvented for a new generation with Gareth Hinds's masterful illustrations. Grendel's black blood runs thick as Beowulf defeats the monster and his hideous mother, while somber hues overcast the hero's final, fatal battle against...
12) Beowulf
Pub. Date
c1963
Description
Tells the story of the hero Beowulf, slayer of the monster Grendel.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
The bloody tale of warrior Beowulf's battle with Grendel, a murderous troll, to save King Hrothgar's kingdom, which was destroyed by the troll and his men.
The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster. The monster,...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Book summary: In A. D. 922 a refined Arab courtier, representative of the powerful Caliph of Bagdad, encounters a party of viking warriors on their journey to the barbaric North. He is appalled by Viking customs. But only in the depths of the Norhtland does he learn the horrifying truth: He has been enlisted to combat a terror that comes under cover of night to slaughter the Vikings and devour their flesh....
Movie summary: After being warned by...
15) Beowulf
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
The noble simplicity of the epic's anonymous Anglo-Saxon singer is recaptured in a vivid verse translation.
17) Beowulf
Pub. Date
c1982
Description
A retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel
19) Beowulf
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Swords fly as Beowulf battles the evil Grendel in this exciting animated adaptation of the epic poem. Incorporating fascinating sketch art and featuring the voice of Joseph Fiennes as Beowulf.
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