Beowulf (1973) - Folio Society edition

Beowulf (1973)

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Beowulf (1973) - Folio Society edition
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Beowulf (1973)
Folio Society
Poetry & Plays

Beowulf (1973)

Edition year 1973
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Virgil Burnett
Translator Kevin Crossley-Holland
Weight 0.75 Kg
Pages 128
Dimensions 25.2 × 16.2 cm

Edition details

Beowulf, translated by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Introduction by Bruce Mitchell. 8 leaves of two-colour lithographs by Virgil Burnett. Bound in brown canvas with a design in green by Jeff Clements. Green and white endleaves printed with a picture by Burnett. Green page tops. Mottled pale brown slipcase. 25.2x16.2cm. 128pp.

About the book

Beowulf is the great Old English epic poem about a warrior who travels to Denmark to defeat the monster Grendel. After overcoming Grendel and the monster's mother, Beowulf later becomes king and eventually faces a dragon in his final battle. The poem explores heroism, loyalty, kingship, fate and mortality and remains one of the foundational works of English literature.

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  • Beowulf
    Good Printing year: 1974

    In good overall condition. Lightly faded case and spine, crack to the slipcase.

    £21.99
  • Beowulf
    VGC Printing year: 1986

    In very good overall condition. Some light marks to the slipcase.

    £24.99

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