Title: Beowulf

Title: Beowulf Title Record # 1785845
Author: uncredited
Date: 1000-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Beowulf editions and translations of the original text
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN, YouTube
Language: Old English

Note: Author unknown. The exact date of the appearance of the first known manuscript of "Beowulf" is unknown. Estimates range from 975 AD to 1025 AD.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1815^ⓘWritten between the 8th and 11th century but the first book publication was in 1815. Translated by an uncredited hand	English	Beowulf
1895	English	The Tale of Beowulf [as by William Morris and A. J. Wyatt]
1904^ⓘProse translation. Translated by Clarence Griffin Child	English	Beowulf
1911^ⓘTranslated by Clark Hall of the uncredited Old English poem into Prose. Editions revised by other hands were published in 1940 and 1950.	English	Beowulf [as by John R. Clark Hall]
1957^ⓘProse translation. Translated by David Wright(translator)	English	Beowulf
1963^ⓘAuthor unknown. The exact date of the appearance of the first known manuscript of "Beowulf" is unknown. Estimates range from 975 AD to 1025 AD. Translated by Burton Raffel	English	Beowulf
1973^ⓘTranslated by Michael Alexander (translator) in verse.	English	Beowulf
1991^ⓘTranslated by Frederick Rebsamen "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 1991 by HarperCollins Publishers."	English	Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation
1999^ⓘTranslated by Seamus Heaney. Verse translation.	English	Beowulf
1999^ⓘTranslated by Seamus Heaney Heaney's modern English translation of the medieval poem by an unknown Anglo-Saxon author, originally in Old English.	English	Beowulf [as by Seamus Heaney]
2007^ⓘTranslated by John McNamara	English	Beowulf: A New Translation with an Introduction and Notes
2007^ⓘTranslated by André Crépin, appearing opposite the original Old English text.	French	Beowulf
2010^ⓘTranslated by A. M. Francavilla	Italian	Le imprese di Beowulf [as by John Earle]
2011^ⓘTranslated by Francis B. Gummere	English	Beowulf
2014^ⓘTranslated by J. R. R. Tolkien	English	Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary [as by J. R. R. Tolkien]
2020^ⓘTranslated by Maria Dahvana Headley A new, feminist translation in verse.	English	Beowulf

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Tale of Beowulf	1895-01-00	William Morris, A. J. Wyatt	Kelmscott Press			vi+ 119	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Beowulf and the Finnesburh Fragment	1904-00-00	uncredited	Houghton Mifflin (Riverside Literature Series #159)			xxiii+ 93	ph^?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.	novel
Beowulf	1957-02-00	uncredited	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics #L70)		2/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	122	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Berthold Wolpe
Beowulf	1961-00-00	uncredited	Penguin Books (US) (Penguin Classics #L70)		$0.95^?$: US dollar	122	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Berthold Wolpe
Beowulf and the Finnesburg Fragment	1963-00-00	John R. Clark Hall	George Allen & Unwin			xliii+ 194	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Beowulf	1973-00-00	uncredited	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)			175	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Beowulf: A Glossed Text	1995-00-00	uncredited	Penguin Books (Penguin Classics)			xxvi+ 237	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Beowulf	1999-09-25	Seamus Heaney	Faber and Faber	0-571-20113-X		xxx+ 106	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Barrie Cooke
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation	2001-02-00	Seamus Heaney	W. W. Norton & Company	0-393-32097-9	$14.95^?$: US dollar	xxxi+ 256	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Beowulf	2003-10-12	uncredited	Project Gutenberg	9701	$0.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation	2004-07-06	uncredited	Perennial Classics	0-06-057378-3	$7.95^?$: US dollar	xxiii+ 112	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	British Museum
Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation	2004-07-06	uncredited	Harper Perennial Modern Classics	0-06-057378-3	$9.99^?$: US dollar	xxiii+ 113	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Giulio Romano
Beowulf: A New Translation with an Introduction and Notes	2007-00-00	uncredited	Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Classics)	978-1-59308-383-0	$7.95^?$: US dollar	127	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Tale of Beowulf	2007-01-23	William Morris, A. J. Wyatt	Project Gutenberg	20431			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Beowulf	2007-11-00	uncredited	Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Lettres gothiques #4575)	978-2-253-08243-9	€6.95^?€: Euro	254	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
Il ritorno di Beowulf	2010-04-00	ed. Brian M. Thomsen	Mondadori (Epix #13)		€4.90^?€: Euro	277	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Francesco Graziani
Beowulf	2011-01-01	uncredited	Bottom of the Hill Publishing	978-1-61203-080-7	$9.99^?$: US dollar	110	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	J. R. Skelton
Beowulf	2013-01-11	uncredited	Recorded Books	978-1-4703-4834-2			digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Dragon Megapack	2014-02-04	ed. uncredited	Wildside Press (Megapack)	978-1-4794-0284-7	$0.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary	2014-05-22	J. R. R. Tolkien	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-44278-8	$28.00^?$: US dollar	448	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	J. R. R. Tolkien
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary	2014-05-22	J. R. R. Tolkien	HarperCollins (UK)	978-0-00-759006-3	£20.00^?£: UK pound	448	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	J. R. R. Tolkien
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary	2014-05-22	J. R. R. Tolkien	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-44279-5	$28.00^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	J. R. R. Tolkien
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary	2014-05-22	J. R. R. Tolkien	HarperCollins	978-0-00-759007-0	£75.00^?£: UK pound	448	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary	2015-08-04	J. R. R. Tolkien	Mariner Books	978-0-544-57030-6	$15.95^?$: US dollar	448	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	J. R. R. Tolkien
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary	2016-01-28	J. R. R. Tolkien	Harper	978-0-00-759009-4	£8.99^?£: UK pound	448	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	J. R. R. Tolkien
Beowulf	2020-08-25	uncredited	MCD X FSG Originals / Farrar, Straus and Giroux	978-0-374-11003-1	$15.00^?$: US dollar	xxxiv+ 140	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Beowulf	2020-08-25	uncredited	Macmillan Audio	978-1-250-23218-2	$28.99^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
Beowulf	2020-08-25	uncredited	MCD X FSG Originals	978-0-374-72015-5	$9.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Beowulf	2020-08-25	uncredited	Macmillan Audio	978-1-250-23217-5	$19.99^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
Beowulf	date unknown	Seamus Heaney	Faber and Faber	0-571-20113-X	£14.99^?£: UK pound	xxx+ 106	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Barrie Cooke
Beowulf	date unknown	uncredited	New American Library	0-451-62007-0 / MJ2007	$1.95^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 159	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Beowulf	date unknown	uncredited	Mentor / New American Library	451-MQ1362	$0.95^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Beowulf	date unknown	uncredited	MCD X FSG Originals / Farrar, Straus and Giroux	978-0-374-11003-1	$15.00^?$: US dollar	xxxiv+ 140	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Beowulf	date unknown	uncredited	Recorded Books				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel

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Reviews

Review [English] by Glen Engel-Cox (1993) in First Impressions: Dancing About Literature Since 1986, (2021)
Review [English] by Glen Engel-Cox [as by Glen E. Cox] (1993) in First Impressions, Installment Two
Review [English] by Jonathon Sullivan (2007) in Escape Pod, EP Review: Beowulf, Grendel, and Beowulf
Review [English] by Adam Roberts (2014) in Strange Horizons, 7 July 2014
Review [English] by Adam Roberts (2015) in Rave and Let Die: The SF and Fantasy of 2014
Review [English] by Henry Eliot (2018) in The Penguin Classics Book
Review [English] by Ruth Franklin (2020) in The New Yorker, August 31, 2020
Review [English] by Danielle Trussoni (2020) in The New York Times Book Review, October 25, 2020

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