Beowulf: An Adaptation Explained

Beowulf: An Adaptation is a novel by Julian Glover published in 1987.

Plot summary

Beowulf: An Adaptation is a novel in which the 8th century Beowulf is recreated in modern English while omitting its longer digressions.

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Beowulf: An Adaptation for White Dwarf #97, and stated that "it reads very well, especially aloud, and is finely illustrated by Sheila Mackie. Something to spend those Xmas book tokens on."^[1]

Reviews

Review by Maureen Porter (1988) in Vector 142

Notes and References

Langford . Dave . David Langford . Critical Mass . . 97 . 13 . . January 1988 .