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Ladybird Expert #29
Beowulf: A Ladybird Expert Book
Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES'This accessible illustrated guide is a great introduction to the story, its origins and its enduring legacy' BBC HISTORY- Which is more terrifying - a monster or its mother? - Why did Berserkers run naked into battle? - How was the story of Beowulf almost lost forever?PLUNGE into the adventures of Beowulf, the 6th Century hero who defeated the monster Grendel, became king of his people, and slayed a tremendous dragon. Surviving in a single, burnt manuscript, Beowulf continues to entrance readers and inspire major works of fantasy today.WARRIORS. MONSTERS. DRAGONS. GOLD.Janina Ramirez's Beowulf is an accessible and authoritative guide to the spellbinding world and daring feats of a poem remembered through the centuries.
51 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 5, 2019
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About the author
Janina Ramírez
10 books229 followersJanina Sara María Ramírez (née Maleczek; 7 July 1980), sometimes credited as Nina Ramírez, is a British art and cultural historian and TV presenter, based in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. She specialises in interpreting symbols and examining works of art, within their own historical context.
Ramírez went to school in Slough. She gained a degree in English literature, specialising in Old and Middle English, from St Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her postgraduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York. She completed an art/literature PhD on the symbolism of birds, which led to a lectureship in York's Art History Department, followed by lecturing posts at the University of Winchester, University of Warwick, and University of Oxford.
Ramírez is currently the course director on the Certificate in History of Art at Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education.
Ramírez went to school in Slough. She gained a degree in English literature, specialising in Old and Middle English, from St Anne's College, Oxford, before completing her postgraduate studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York. She completed an art/literature PhD on the symbolism of birds, which led to a lectureship in York's Art History Department, followed by lecturing posts at the University of Winchester, University of Warwick, and University of Oxford.
Ramírez is currently the course director on the Certificate in History of Art at Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education.
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July 13, 2021
It's hard to rate a non-fiction book but it was a good overview of the language, history, archaeological support and adaptations of Beowulf. It had some interesting insights into the poem and was a decent quick read.
May 28, 2020
Quite interesting - think I'll dig out the 2007 adaptation
Great end:
To read Beowulf is to touch the world of our ancient ancestors, to try to understand where England
came from, and to discover a period in history that formed our nation, our identity and the next centuries of our history. It is the starting point for understanding ourselves. It’s our epic.
Great end:
To read Beowulf is to touch the world of our ancient ancestors, to try to understand where England
came from, and to discover a period in history that formed our nation, our identity and the next centuries of our history. It is the starting point for understanding ourselves. It’s our epic.
October 27, 2019
Þæt wæs god gediht!
Really interesting to have alongside my Beowulf translation (the notes in that are so academic that in places they loose me). The Ladybird format made it feel like a book from my childhood, and the illustrations are spot on. I will be refering back to Dr Ramirez's book often.
Really interesting to have alongside my Beowulf translation (the notes in that are so academic that in places they loose me). The Ladybird format made it feel like a book from my childhood, and the illustrations are spot on. I will be refering back to Dr Ramirez's book often.
July 14, 2020
Epic poetry. Background information. Great illustrations. Short. Ladybird Expert series.
July 24, 2022
In this Ladybird Expert book Ramirez looks at the epic poem, the times it was written in and the legacy it has left. It's a great introduction to Beowulf and the illustrations are marvellous.
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