Beowulf must sell his soul to achieve power, but when the bill comes due he doesn't lay down like Hrothgar did. He fights. He reclaims his honor and sense of bravery by having a spectacle infused fight with a dragon. It's a sop to modern movie convention, but it's still fun on ...
I read it long ago (in a past almost as dim and distant as the times of the Geats), as a requirement for Grad English, and I wanted to know what a more modern sensibility would make of it. On the whole, I thought the film-maker was confused by it, and was forced by his ...
5.CanyousaysomethingaboutartisticfeaturesofoldEnglishpoetry? 5、Anglo-SaxonorOldEnglish,inwhich“Beowulf”waswritten,representstheearlieststage inthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguageandisverydifferentfrommodernEnglish.Itappearsalmost likeanotherlanguagealtogetherandcannotbeunderstoodtodaybyEnglish-speakingpeoples unlessonecons...
"These are modern renderings with bite and muscle, full of chewy sounds to delight any ear or voice, entering the mute reader's eye and resounding within: at times filling a raucous hall, at times gently whispering into an interior fold of woe, of memory. In these resonant spaces we hear...
4. Notes on the text of the Translation & Commentary 最大感想是:要是熟悉古英语就好了,一定能读出更多韵味。 The symbolism and emotional connotations of mead and ale are very different in Old English verse, especially what survives of heroic and courtly verse, from the modern associations. ‘Scyl...
Aninteractive mapdeveloped by software engineer Ian Webster lets users track the locations of modern-day landmarks back hundreds of millions of years. If you type in the name of your hometown or current city, the map can pinpoint its location on the planet in a given era, going back 750...
The most famous modern English translation of Beowulf was done by Irish poet Seamus Heaney. The original manuscript of Beowulf, contained in the Nowell Codex, is preserved at the British Library. Beowulf is a fascinating text to study to learn about Anglo-Saxon culture and values, as well ...
5、Anglo-Saxon or Old English, in which “Beowulf” was written, represents the earliest stage in the history of the English language and is very different from modern English. It appears almost like another language altogether and cannot be understood today by English-speaking peoples unless one...
The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text. And yet the original poem has remained inaccessible to all but experienced scholars of Old English. This book aims to present the poem to readers who want to know what makes it such a remarkable work of art...
Epic War Heroes Cast in the Modern Idiom Striking Translations of Three Classic Poems - "The Odyssey, "The Iliad," and "Beowulf" - Speak Directly to Today's Readers in Language Both Stylish and Forcikeness" Is an Especially Illuminating, If Potentially Controversial, Word-Art Project That ...