Beowulf
" 'Beowulf' is a sweeping,action-packed narrative," writes its translator, Burton Raffel. "Written in highly dramatic language, it has characters who are almost all kings, princes, and their heroic followers. The plot is energized by a pair of powerful man-eating monsters and, at teend, a greedy,fire-spouting dragon."
However, "Beowulf" is much more than an action story. It is the oldest surviving epic poem in the English language, written between the 700 and 1000 AD. It was written in Old English, the language of the Saxons, and contains 3,182 alliterative lines. The story takes place in in sixth century Denmark and Sweden.
However, "Beowulf" is much more than an action story. It is the oldest surviving epic poem in the English language, written between the 700 and 1000 AD. It was written in Old English, the language of the Saxons, and contains 3,182 alliterative lines. The story takes place in in sixth century Denmark and Sweden.