Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary

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Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary
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AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
EditorChristopher Tolkien
PublisherHarperCollins (UK)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (US)
Released22 May 2014
FormatHardback

Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary is a forthcoming book which will publish Tolkien's 1926 translation of Beowulf for the first time.[1]

In addition to Tolkien's commentary on the ancient poem, it will also feature Sellic spell, a story by Tolkien written in the form and mode of Beowulf.

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References

  1. HarperCollins, "Press Release" dated 19 March 2014, J.R.R. Tolkien's Beowulf (accessed 19 March 2014)