{"product_id":"beowulf-j-g-nichols-9781847497949","title":"Beowulf: Dual Language and New Verse Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf unknown date, and surviving in a tenth-century manuscript, Beowulf is the tale of a young Geatish hero and his struggle with three deadly foes, beginning with the dread monster Grendel, who has been devouring warriors in the hall of the Danish King in their sleep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most important Old English poem, and the first known major poem written in a European vernacular, \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and compelling mix of sixth-century historical events, Christian commentary, Germanic myth and Anglo-Saxon culture. The poem is presented here in a dual-text format with a new translation by multi-award-winning translator J.G. Nichols.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. G. Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1847497942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781847497949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alma Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"J. G. Nichols","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372449026303,"sku":"9781847497949","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_567a6fad-6d59-4592-b91c-a0205ea357d4.jpg?v=1732725975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beowulf-j-g-nichols-9781847497949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}