176 pages • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781593083830
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Barnes Noble Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A brilliant and faithful rendering of the Anglo-Saxon epic from the Nobel laureate.Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes f...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,173 reviews
Moods
challenging 39%
dark 26%
tense 16%
funny 13%
reflective 13%
emotional 10%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 4%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 28% | Character: 12% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
Cursing, Blood, CannibalismMinor
Slavery, Animal death
176 pages • first pub 900 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781593083830
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Barnes Noble Classics
Publication date: Not specified
Description
A brilliant and faithful rendering of the Anglo-Saxon epic from the Nobel laureate.Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, Beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes f...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,173 reviews
Moods
challenging 39%
dark 26%
tense 16%
funny 13%
reflective 13%
emotional 10%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
informative 7%
sad 5%
lighthearted 4%
hopeful 1%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 58% | A mix: 28% | Character: 12% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | No: 36% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 79% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, GoreModerate
Cursing, Blood, CannibalismMinor
Slavery, Animal death