by Anonymous · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141026398
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«Beowulf» is the anonymous epic poem included in the Penguin Epics collection, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (128 pages, in English).
The epic poem Beowulf tells of the arrival of the warrior Beowulf in the kingdom of the Danes, besieged by Grendel, a beast that devours its inhabitants. Beowulf faces Grendel and then the creature's mother, who seeks revenge, in a story of bravery and loyalty set in heroic Scandinavia.
Volume 14 of the Penguin Epics collection, with a translation by Michael Alexander; edition published in 2006.
Intended for a general audience and for school reading, especially for those approaching medieval classics.
