This fully annotated edition makes the poem Beowulf more accessible in its original langauge, while at the same time providing the materials necessary for its detailed study by those new to Old English. An introduction considers the origins and transmission of the poem, and provides a survey of its narrative constituents and style. The text of the Finnsburh Fragment is also included because of its special relevance to Beowulf .

Student and Apprentice, their Aims and Conditions of Work-Necessity for some Equality between Theory and Practise-The Student's Opportunity lies on the Side of Design. The study of some form of handicraft has of late years become an important element in the training of an art student. It is with the object of assisting such with practical directions, as well as suggesting to more practised carvers considerations of design and treatment, that the present volume has been written.