Wealtheow: Her Telling of Beowulf
In Ashley Crownover's debut, the classic tale of Beowulf is retold from the perspective of Wealtheow, Queen of the Danes. After a century of silence, Wealtheow provides a woman's perspective on the issues facing her people, raising intriguing literary questions in a readable, modern writing style.
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Book details
- Author
- Ashley Crownover
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Subjects
- Fiction › Literary
Fiction › Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Topics
- Beowulf retelling · feminist retelling · Anglo-Saxon mythology · female perspective · folklore · medieval legend
- ISBN-13
- 9781596523906 (Hardcover)9781596523913 (Paperback)
About the author
ASHLEY CROWNOVER is a sixth-generation Nashvillian and the author of Wealtheow: Her Telling of Beowulf, a retelling of the Beowulf epic from the perspective of Wealtheow, Queen of the Danes. She is also the author of Nashville Boo: Scary Tales of the City and several adaptations of classic children’s tales.
When she’s not writing, Crownover explores cemeteries and other historical places as an imaginative resource. Much of her fiction draws on this deep engagement with place and history.
Ashley lives in Nashville, Tennessee.