{"product_id":"beowulf-a-verse-translation-with-young-readers-in-mind","title":"Beowulf: A Verse Translation With Young Readers In Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Softcover) This adaptation of the Beowulf epic, written for a younger audience, preserves the Anglo-Saxon verse feel of the original text. Illustrations by Sean Yates enhance the reader's experience. \"Joshua GrayÕs poetic re-telling of the Beowulf epic as a tale for children gets to the essence of the action with a use of modern English which is accessible and clear for young minds, listening while busily building their own image-worldsÉ I have the sense that this new text may well encourage very young listeners, years later (after their bedtime stories are a distant memory), to recall this tale with pleasure and to discover a vibrant curiosity to know more about the doings of Hrothgar, Grendel and Beowulf.\" -- Benjamin Bagby, Performer of Beowulf \"Gray captures both the fearsomeness of the poemÕs monsters and the artful alliteration of its Anglo-Saxon origins...Hook the kids with this version, and hope that they will return to the longer poem in later years.\" -- Tod Linafelt, Georgetown University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joshua Gray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44336706289825,"sku":"9780985175429","price":35.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/19zqqer6-front-shortedge-384_fba0fa5c-8f69-41e8-8493-0503245443de.jpg?v=1748234985","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/beowulf-a-verse-translation-with-young-readers-in-mind","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}