Sir Beves Of Hamtoun: A Metrical Romance (1838)

By Beves

Book Overview

""Sir Beves of Hamtoun"" is a medieval metrical romance, originally composed in Middle English. This 1838 edition, translated by the Scottish poet William Stewart Rose, tells the story of the eponymous hero, a knight who travels to the Middle East to fight against Saracen armies and rescue his lady love, Josian. Along the way, Sir Beves battles monsters, navigates treacherous political alliances, and ultimately triumphs over his enemies. This edition includes detailed notes and an introduction that contextualizes the romance within the broader literary and historical traditions of medieval Europe.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1120707900
• ISBN13: 9781120707901
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.0"