Titles from Witan

Ælfric of Eynsham’s Letter to Sigeweard: An Edition, Commentary, and Translation

Author: Larry J. Swain
Published: May 2017
ISBN: 9781386074472
Cost: $3.99

Summary: The Letter to Sigeweard, also known by the title it bears in one of the manuscripts, Libellus de Veteri Testamento et Novo, is Ælfric’s response to a request from an Anglo-Saxon nobleman to provide texts from Ælfric’s pen. The letter is in part a review of Christian doctrine and in part a review, book by book, of the Christian Bible, its meanings and its contents.

Titles from Witan

Beowulf: A Verse Translation for Students

Author: Edward L. Risden
Published: January 2013
ISBN: 1230001674699
Cost: $3.99

SummaryBeowulf: A Verse Translation for Students offers the famed Anglo-Saxon epic in Modern English. Noted Beowulf scholar Edward L. Risden has crafted a translation that is accessible even to students with no previous familiarity with medieval literature, preserving the beauty of the original verse without sacrificing accuracy. Risden’s translation presents the tale of the warrior Beowulf and his lifetime of intrigue, heroic deeds, and battles with monsters, and his ultimate confrontation with a dragon. Risden’s Beowulf is the exciting yarn of adventure that should electrify the imagination of every student.