This presentation of the translation and the Old English text on facing pagesallows the reader to approach the first major poem in English literature in afresh and exciting new way. High school & older. nThe first major poem in English literature, Beowulf tells the story of the life and death of the legendary hero Beowulf in his three great battles with supernatural monsters. The ideal Anglo-Saxon warrior-aristocrat, Beowulf is an example of the heroic spirit at its finest. nLeading Beowulf scholar Howell D. Chickering, Jr.s, fresh and lively translation, featuring the Old English on facing pages, allows the reader to encounter Beowulf as poetry. This edition incorporates recent scholarship and provides historical and literary context for the modern reader. It includes the following: n nan introduction na guide to reading aloud na chart of royal genealogies nnotes on the background of the poem ncritical commentary nglosses on the eight most famous passages, for the student who wishes to translate from the original nan extensive bibliographyn