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16 Ratings

3.4

Duration

4H 8min

Language

English

Format

Category

Classics

Stephen Mitchell's marvelously clear and vivid rendering recreates the robust masculine music of the original. It both hews closely to the Old English and captures its wild energy and vitality, not just as a deep "work of literature" but also as a rousing entertainment that can still stir our feelings and rivet our attention today, after more than a thousand years. This new translation - spare, sinuous, vigorous in its narration, and translucent in its poetry - makes a masterpiece accessible to everyone.

© 2017 Recorded Books (Audiobook): 9781501961960

Release date

Audiobook: October 24, 2017

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