Beowulf

This acclaimed modern verse translation of the timeless epic of bravery and battle captures the drama and tone of the Old English narrative poem.

Here is the stirring legend of Beowulf, the great hero who saves the Danish king from the monster Grendel-only to face the avenging wrath of Grendel's Mother. The first masterpiece of English literature, it has survived for centuries, passed down across generations through numerous versions. In this modern verse translation, Frederick Rebsamen con...