Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary - J.R.R. Tolkien

Why another edition of Beowulf? Why another posthumous publication from the Tolkien estate? Because it is wonderful. By wonderful, I mean literally filled with wonder. Tolkien’s scholarly interest in the roots of British lore serve him well in grounding his wonderful imagination as he brings to life a Beowulf both lyric and brutal. This is a Beowulf wandering amongst an untamed wilderness, contemplating the difference between himself and the monsters around him. Enjoy the master of epic storytelling awakening one of the earliest written stories of man versus the monster in himself.