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'''Beowulf''' is a traditional heroic epic [[poem]] in [[Old English]] alliterative verse. At 3182 lines, it is far more substantial than any similar work in the language, representing about 10% of the extant [[Anglo-Saxon]] corpus. The poem is untitled in the manuscript, but has been known as Beowulf since the early [[19th century]]. |
'''Beowulf''' is a traditional heroic epic [[poem]] in [[Old English]] alliterative verse. At 3182 lines, it is far more substantial than any similar work in the language, representing about 10% of the extant [[Anglo-Saxon]] corpus. The poem is untitled in the manuscript, but has been known as Beowulf since the early [[19th century]]. |
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[[Image:Beowulf.firstpage.jpg|thumb|right|The first page of Beowulf]] |
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The [[Project Gutenberg]] e-text of Beowulf can be found at http://library.adelaide.edu.au/etext/pg/etext97/bwulf10.txt |
The [[Project Gutenberg]] e-text of Beowulf can be found at http://library.adelaide.edu.au/etext/pg/etext97/bwulf10.txt |
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Revision as of 00:00, 29 March 2004
Beowulf is a traditional heroic epic poem in Old English alliterative verse. At 3182 lines, it is far more substantial than any similar work in the language, representing about 10% of the extant Anglo-Saxon corpus. The poem is untitled in the manuscript, but has been known as Beowulf since the early 19th century.
The Project Gutenberg e-text of Beowulf can be found at http://library.adelaide.edu.au/etext/pg/etext97/bwulf10.txt
