2010 1st Edtn (Thus) BEOWULF By Seamus Heaney Illus. Rebecca Thorne Very Good

£270.00

2010 1st Edition (Thus) , 
BEOWULF
A Verse Translation
By Seamus Heaney
Seamus Justin Heaney MRIA (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Heaney's prize-winning translation of Beowulf (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000, Whitbread Book of the Year Award) was considered groundbreaking in its use of modern language melded with the original Anglo-Saxon "music"

Illustrated By: Rebecca Thorne
Illustrator and Printmaker. Nature, history, folklore. Longlisted for #worldillustrationawards2022

Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Published By: Folio Society, UK

Imperial octavo (8vo 8+1⁄4 × 11+1⁄2 210 × 292),Pages 218

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The Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf is one of the great Northern epics and a classic of European literature. A new edition of the original ‘Old English’ text, with facing page translation by Seamus Heaney.



SKU: BTETM0002330
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

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Very Good - Quarter bound in leather with cloth sides and slip case. Some damage to slipcase, book in very good+ condition, unread Please see photos as part of condition report