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Beowulf: A New Translation

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Book Title: Beowulf: a New Translation

Number of Pages: 176 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

Publication Year: 2020

Item Height: 0.5 in

Topic: Epic, General

Genre: Poetry

Item Weight: 4.6 Oz

Author: Maria Dahvana Headley

Item Length: 7.5 in

Item Width: 5.1 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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