BEOWULF | 1987 | LUDOVICA KOCH

This edition of Beowulf, edited by Ludovica Koch, presents the Old English epic in a bilingual format (original Anglo-Saxon text facing an Italian translation). It includes extensive scholarly apparatus: a detailed introduction, notes, a glossary of proper names, and a map of the action. The volume situates the poem historically and culturally, emphasizing its status as a cornerstone of Anglo-Saxon literature, with themes such as heroism, monstrous Other, vitality vs mortality, and the tension between pagan and Christian elements. It is especially valuable for students and scholars of Germanic studies and medieval literature, and for anyone interested in epic poetry in translation.