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Medieval epics.
- Title
- Medieval epics.
- Publication
- New York : Modern Library, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PN6110.E6 M4 1998 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 611 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- Beowulf is the foundation of English literature. It celebrates the courage and leadership of the mythical Anglo-Saxon warlord in his battles with supernatural monsters. The Nibelungenlied, in a version rendered by critic and academic Helen M. Mustard, endures as a remarkable fusion of history and poetry that is a vital component of German literature. Goethe maintained that knowledge of the work constituted an integral part of the country's education.
- Also included in this edition are Pulitzer Prize-winning poet W.S. Merwin's translations of The Song of Roland, a chanson de geste extolling chivalric ideals in the France of Charlemagne, and The Poem of the Cid, the celebrated epic of Castilian Spain.
- Subject
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Modern Library, 1963, in series: The Modern library of the world's best books.
- Contents
- Beowulf / translated by William Alfred -- The song of Roland / translated by W. S. Merwin -- The Nibelungenlied / translated by Helen M. Mustard -- The poem of the Cid / translated by W. S. Merwin.
- ISBN
- 0679603018
- LCCN
- 98004488
- OCLC
- ocm38551366
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries