Beowulf

Overview

Works:	86 works in 113 publications in 9 languages and 1,160 library holdings
Roles:	Other
Classifications:	pr1583, 829.3

Publication Timeline

1810 |

|2010

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Publications about Beowulf

Publications by Beowulf

Most widely held works about Beowulf

Beowulf scholarship : an annotated bibliography by Douglas D Short ( Book )
Twelve Beowulf papers, 1940-1960, with additional comments by Adrien Bonjour ( Book )
Listeners' guide to medieval English : a discography by Betsy Bowden ( Book )
Beowulf Caedmon's hymn ; The Dream of the rood ; The wanderer ; The battle of Brunan Berg ; A wife's lament ( Recording )
Beowulf : a new verse translation ( Book )

The climax of the Finn episode by Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur ( Book )
Snorri Sturluson and Beowulf by Joseph R Carroll ( Book )
Cain and Beowulf : a study in secular allegory by David (David Eliot) Williams ( Book )
Kommentar zum Beowulf by Johannes Hoops ( Book )
Notes on "Beowulf by T. A Culham ( Book )
By his own might : the battles of Beowulf by Dorothy Hosford ( Book )
Dragon slayer : the story of Beowulf by Rosemary Sutcliff ( Book )
The structure and texture of Beowulf / John A. Nist by John A Nist ( Book )
Saint George and, Beowulf : two plays by Amice Macdonell Lee ( Book )
John of the bear and the Beowulf once more by Julian Josue Vigil ( Book )
Beowulf and Grettla : heroic potential--its realization and its failure by Cheryl Weimer Meredith ( Book )
Monstrous and bloody signs : the Beowulf manuscript by Susan Marie Kim ( Book )
Form and genre in Beowulf by D. R Howlett ( Book )
Brief articles and notes ( Book )
Brief articles and notes ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Beowulf

Beowulf and the Finnesburg fragment by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1950 in English and held by 25 libraries worldwide

Der deutsch-englische Krieg : Vision eines Seefahrers by Beowulf ( Book )
3 editions published in 1906 in German and held by 16 libraries worldwide

Beowulf by Beowulf ( Book )
10 editions published between 1913 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 14 libraries worldwide
The oldest English epic.

Beowulf in modern English : a translation in blank verse by Beowulf ( Book )
7 editions published between 1833 and 1954 in English and German and held by 13 libraries worldwide

Beowulf with the Finnsburg fragment by Beowulf ( Book )
3 editions published between 1914 and 1992 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide

Beowulf : an Anglo-Saxon poem, and the fight at Finnsburg by Beowulf ( Book )
2 editions published between 1892 and 1895 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide

Beowulf : a prose translation by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1957 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

Der deutsch-englische Krieg. Vision eines Seefahrers, von Beowulf by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1906 in German and held by 4 libraries worldwide

Beowulf : a verse translation into modern English by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1974 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide

A concordance to Beowulf by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1968 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

The deeds of Beowulf : an English epic of the eighth century done into modern prose by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1892 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide

Beowulf, : an old English poem, translated into modern rhymes, by Lieut.-Colonel H.W. Lumsden by BEOWULF ( Book )
2 editions published in 1881 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

The Thorkelin Transcripts of Beowulf in Facsimile. Edited by Kemp Malone by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1951 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

A concordance to Beowulf by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1969 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

The oldest English epic by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1959 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Beowulf and the fight at finnsburg by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1950 in French and held by 2 libraries worldwide

De Danorum rebus gestis secul. III & IV. Poema Danicum dialecto Anglosaxonica. Ex Bibliotheca Cottoniana Musaei Britannici edidit versione lat. et indicibus auxit Grim. Johnson Thorkelin by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1815 in Latin and held by 2 libraries worldwide

The tale of Beowulf sometime King of the folk of the Weder Geats: translated by William Morris and A.J. Wyatt by Beowulf ( Book )
in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Beowulf. : In modern verse, with an essay and pictures, by Gavin Bone by Beowulf ( Book )
1 edition published in 1945 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide

Epic and saga : Beowulf, The song of Roland, The destruction of Da Derga's hostel. The story of the Volsungs and Niblungs... with introductions and notes ( Book )
1 edition published in 1963 in Undetermined and held by 2 libraries worldwide

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Audience Level

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Audience level: 0.80 (from 0.56 for Beowulf an ... to 1.00 for Der deutsc ...)

Associated Subjects

Adaptations‍ Allegory‍ Arden of Feversham‍ Audiobooks‍ Beowulf‍ Bibliography‍ Catalogs‍ Chaucer, Geoffrey,--d. 1400‍ Civilization, Anglo-Saxon‍ Civilization, Medieval‍ Colorado Criticism, interpretation, etc.‍ Databases‍ Discography‍ Dragons‍ Drama‍ English language--Middle English‍ English language--Old English‍ English literature‍ English literature--Old English‍ English poetry--Old English‍ Epic poetry‍ Epic poetry, English (Old)‍ Facsimiles‍ Faerie queene (Spenser, Edmund)‍ Folklore‍ George,--Saint,--d. 303‍ Germanic peoples‍ Grettis saga‍ Heroes‍ Imaginary wars and battles‍ Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)‍ Joseph Bonaparte,--King of Spain,--1768-1844‍ Juvenile works‍ Knight, William Angus,--1836-1916‍ Literature‍ Monsters‍ Names‍ New Mexico Poetry‍ Rael, Juan Bautista‍ Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William)‍ Scandinavia‍ Snorri Sturluson,--1179?-1241‍ Southey, Robert,--1774-1843‍ Spanish Americans‍ Tales‍ Wordsworth, William,--1770-1850‍

Languages

English (80)
German (17)
Undetermined (6)
French (3)
Swedish (3)
English, Old (2)
Danish (1)
Latin (1)
No Linguistic content (1)

Covers

Beowulf Caedmon's hymn ; The Dream of the rood ; The wanderer ; The battle of Brunan Berg ; A wife's lament