{"product_id":"maldon-a-version-paperback","title":"Maldon: A Version - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaldon \u003c\/em\u003eis a version of the Anglo-Saxon epic fragment, \u003cem\u003eThe Battle of Maldon, \u003c\/em\u003e which tells the tale of a battle between the Anglo-Saxons and the invading Vikings which took place ca. 991 AD on the shores of the River Blackwater, Essex, almost certainly opposite Northey Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smith's version of 'Maldon' preserves nicely a ghost of the alliterative pattern that rumbles through the original, without trying to reproduce it fully in a clog-dance of consonants. It is recognisably the same poem as the original: it has its linguistic density and compelling narrative pull, but it is free from the mildewed quaintness that sometimes hangs around translation from Old English.\" --Dr. Alex Davis\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.08 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67910115360920,"sku":"9781848616530","price":22.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/uScFZiesa9781848616530.webp?v=1793901144","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/maldon-a-version-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}