附註:Prose translation of the Old English epic poem.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Grendel attacks Heorot -- Beowulf comes to Heorot -- Hrothgar welcomes Beowulf -- Unferth taunts Beowulf -- The death struggle -- "The saga of Sigemund" : Beowulf's pattern of triumph -- "The saga of Finn" : problems of heroic kinship -- A conflict of kinship resolved -- Grendel's mother attacks -- Tracking the monster -- Death struggle under the Mere -- The return to Heorot -- Final celebration and farewell -- Beowulf returns home -- The saga of Beowulf -- The saga concluded : Beowulf's reward -- The dragon's hoard -- The fire dragon awakes -- King Beowulf -- Beowulf's last boast -- The final battle -- The death of Beowulf -- Aftermath : tidings and prospects -- Funeral and farewell.
