{"product_id":"beowulf-catherine-l-davis-9798258195548","title":"Beowulf: A Modern Psychological Retelling","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor over a thousand years, \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e has resonated as the quintessential epic of heroism. Composed by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, the 3,182-line poem tells the story of a great warrior who travels to a foreign land to battle monsters, embodying the ideals of a bygone era defined by loyalty, the pursuit of fame, and stoic courage in the face of a violent, unknowable world. It is a tale of external battles against tangible threats: the monster Grendel, his vengeful mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. But what if these monsters were not creatures of flesh and blood, but manifestations of a deeper, internal war? In this groundbreaking modern retelling, the epic is reborn as a profound psychological myth. The windswept mead-halls of 6th-century Denmark are traded for the misty coastline of a small town in modern-day Maine. Heorot is no longer a wooden hall but a seemingly perfect, prosperous community-a testament to reason, progress, and the smug belief that the darkness of the past has been conquered. This is more than a retelling; it is a reimagining that uses the power of Jungian psychology to explore the original epic's timeless themes. It is a story for our age, a chilling allegory that asks what monsters we create when we refuse to face the darkness within ourselves, and what it truly costs to become whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine L. Davis,W. Sumner Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258195548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Catherine L. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172909097215,"sku":"9798258195548","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beowulf-catherine-l-davis-9798258195548","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}