{"product_id":"beowulf-seamus-heaney-9780393330106","title":"Beowulf","description":"Composed toward the end of the first millennium, \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e ?is the elegiac narrative of the Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. Drawn to what he has called the \"four-squareness of the utterance\" in \u003cem\u003e?Beowulf\u003c\/em\u003e ?and its immense emotional credibility Seamus Heaney gives the great epic convincing reality \u003cp\u003eBut how to visualize the poet's story has always been a challenge for modern-day readers. In \u003cem\u003eBeowulf: An Illustrated Edition\u003c\/em\u003e, John D. Niles, a specialist in Old English literature, provides visual counterparts to Heaney's remarkable translation. More than one hundred full-page illustrations--Viking warships, chain mail, lyres, spearheads, even a reconstruction of the Great Hall--make visible Beowulf's world and the elemental themes of his story: death, divine power, horror, heroism, disgrace, devotion, and fame. This mysterious world is now transformed into one of material splendor as readers view its elegant goblets, dragon images, and finely crafted gold jewelry against the backdrop of the Danish landscape of its origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seamus Heaney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393330109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393330106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2007 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2008 pg. 256","brand":"Seamus Heaney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048282779903,"sku":"9780393330106","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78ed27c9-d5e2-4f3c-8aaf-1841b44f5420.jpg?v=1684994923","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beowulf-seamus-heaney-9780393330106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}