{"product_id":"maldon-michael-smith-9781848616530","title":"Maldon: A Version","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaldon \u003c\/em\u003eis a version of the Anglo-Saxon epic fragment, \u003cem\u003eThe Battle of Maldon, \u003c\/em\u003e which tells the tale of a battle between the Anglo-Saxons and the invading Vikings which took place ca. 991 AD on the shores of the River Blackwater, Essex, almost certainly opposite Northey Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smith's version of 'Maldon' preserves nicely a ghost of the alliterative pattern that rumbles through the original, without trying to reproduce it fully in a clog-dance of consonants. It is recognisably the same poem as the original: it has its linguistic density and compelling narrative pull, but it is free from the mildewed quaintness that sometimes hangs around translation from Old English.\" --Dr. Alex Davis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848616538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848616530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shearsman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.08d","brand":"Michael Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077622821119,"sku":"9781848616530","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89354065-c23c-49d4-99d1-831f47b96208.jpg?v=1685470935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maldon-michael-smith-9781848616530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}