Ebook {Epub PDF} The Tower of Beowulf by Parke Godwin

The Tower of Beowulf Parke Godwin, Author William Morrow Company $23 (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. A .  · The Tower of Beowulf by Parke Godwin. William Morrow Co. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for The Tower of Beowulf by Parke Godwin (, Mass Market) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!Brand: Harpercollins Publishers.

Under the harsh tutelage of a father with no sense of mercy or human weakness, young Beowulf has grown to be a strong and skillful leader of men. But shame and guilt defeat him when a disastrous, ill-conceived raid leaves his closest comrades dead - marking Beowulf as a coward in his own mind, unworthy of life, praise, or the noble trappings of victory. Parke Godwin (Janu - J) was an American writer. He won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella in for his story "The Fire When It Comes". He was a native of New York City, where he was born in He was the grandson of Harry Post Godwin. [citation needed. The Tower of Beowulf by Godwin, Parke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru - The Tower of Beowulf by Godwin, Parke - AbeBooks Skip to main content.

Verified Purchase. "The Tower of Beowulf" is Parke Godwin's prose retelling of the Beowulf saga. Godwin attempts to flesh out the heroic saga with a more modern look into the minds and motivations not only of Beowulf but of the monsters he faces. Grendel's mother, Sigyn, in particular is given more of a back-story; as an illegitimate daughter of trickster god Loki and a giantess, she grows up in an illusional fantasy world created with the best intentions by Loki to spare her the grief of. Following an unorthodox reworking of the Robin Hood legend (Robin and the King, , etc.), the versatile Godwin attempts to novelize the famous Old English poem, Beowulf, with its sixth- century setting in Denmark and southern Sweden. The Tower of Beowulf by Parke Godwin. William Morrow Co. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library.