BY HIS OWN MIGHT: THE BATTLES OF BEOWULF

by Dorothy Homford ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 29, 1947

The great epic poem which has survived the centuries, often translated, is here further simplified into prose, which, after the clash and clang of the primitive knightly battles, is too tame. There is a fair degree of accuracy in the accounts of the important battles and their outcome; there is scholarship of specific interest; but there is no hint of the rhythms, the surge, the vitality that has kept the poem alive -- through the years and through English courses.

Pub Date: April 29, 1947

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Holt

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1947

Categories: NONFICTION