Currently, the favored critical edition of this poem is Wrenn-Bolton, although many scholars still use the Klaeber edition.
Currently, the favored critical edition of this poem is Wrenn-Bolton, although many scholars still use the Klaeber edition. The 3,182 lines of this poem contain some 32 digressions from the main plot line, and were composed sometime between the seventh and tenth centuries. For 10 points-- what is this premiere work of Anglo-Saxon literature, featuring the battles between the titular hero and Grendel?
Currently, the favored critical edition of this poem is Wrenn-Bolton, although many scholars still use the Klaeber edition.
{Beowulf}