{"product_id":"beowulf-by-howell-d-chickering-9781400096220","title":"Beowulf","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first major poem in English literature, translated by Howell D. Chickering with the Old English on facing pages, \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, Beowulf is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLeading \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e scholar Howell D. Chickering's fresh and lively translation, featuring the Old English on facing pages, allows the reader to encounter \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e as poetry. This edition incorporates recent scholarship and provides historical and literary context for the modern reader. It includes the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA guide to reading aloud\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA chart of royal genealogies\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNotes on the background of the poem\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCritical commentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGlosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn extensive bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46529659994348,"sku":"9781400096220","price":47.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13330263482686.jpg?v=1749226641","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/beowulf-by-howell-d-chickering-9781400096220","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}