Beowulfis an epic poem written in Old English between the seventh and tenth centuries by an unknown author. It tells the story of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero, and his battles against three formidable foes: Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon. Set in the sixth century, the poem provid...
Beowulf is considered to be the longest and greatest poem extant in Old English. It has recently been made famous by the Beowulf movie, Beowulf game, Beowulf 3d, and the Beowulf trailer. Totalling 3,182 lines, Beowulf was written sometime between 720 - 796 a.d. It has been preserved in...
Beowulfwas originally written in Old English also referred to as Anglo-Saxon. The poem was first transcribed--copied in the original language--in 1786 by Grímur Jonsson Thorkelin. The poem in its entirety was first translated into modern English in 1909 by Francis Barton Gummere. ...
28. “Yet those grieving people could in no way prevail upon that noble hero, in any of his assemblies, that he would become the lord over Heardred, or choose to hold a position of kingly power.”― Beowulf 29. “In the time I was given, I lived in my own land, ruling my people...
Nicholas Howe was Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Professor of English at The Ohio State University. He was the author of The Old English Catalogue Poems: A Study in Poetic Form, Migration, and Mythmaking in Anglo-Saxon England, Writing the Map of Anglo-Saxon...
Beowulf, the major surviving poem in Old English, is composed in a language that is rich but often difficult. This fully annotated edition makes the poem more accessible in its original language, while at the same time providing the mate... John D. Niles,G Jack - 《Speculum》 被引量: ...
Much has been written about this epic poem, and it will surely continue to inspire scholarly investigation and debate, both literary and historical. For decades students have undertaken the difficult task of learning Old English in order to read it in its original language. The poem has also in...
United Kingdom original literature, like the original literature of other countries, is not in writing, but orally. Oral tradition of stories and legends, and tell continued processing, extension, final manuscripts. Famous representative figure: Anglo-Saxon times in the works of old English literatu...
Beowulf is a 1999 film loosely based on the Old English epic poem of the same name. Unlike most film adaptations of the poem, this version is a science-fiction/fantasy film that, according to one film critic, "takes place in a post-apocalyptic, techno-feudal future that owes more to ...
The epic poem Beowulf was originally written in Old English sometime before the year 1000. The single manuscript that is preserved has since been translated to many languages and is an important part of the history of English literature.