Beowulf by Seamus Heaney - Summary and Analysis

Summary and Analysis of Beowulf by Seamus Heaney. Written in Anglo-Saxon, or Old English, sometime between the 8th and 11th centuries, Beowulf is an epic poem that reflects the early medieval warrior culture of Europe. Although scholars still debate some of the particulars, essentially Beowulf is the oldest surviving significant piece of literature in English. However, it's not the very oldest surviving thing written in English - that, if you wondered, is probably "Caedmon's Hymn," although scholars like to argue about that, too. Beowulf is also not in any kind of English that the average, modern English-speaker could recognize or read, since Anglo-Saxon was the language spoken in Britain before the Norman Conquest in 1066 - that is, before the extensive influence of French on the language we speak today. Still, Beowulf has come to be recognized as the foundational epic of English and British culture, in much the same way that the Iliad and the Odyssey are the foundational epics for ancient Greece... PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Summary & Analysis of Beowulf : - Summary of book - An Analysis of the book to help you better understand it. - Analysis of the Themes and Author's Style Grab a copy of this book now!