An introduction is also included, providing information on the main aspects of the plot and historical context. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Beowulf and Old English literature.
贝奥武夫BeowulfBeowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars; the only certain dating pertains to the manuscript, which was produced...
Beowulf 出版社:Faber and Faber 副标题::Bilingual Edition 译者:Seamus Heaney 出版年:2007 页数:218 定价:GBP 12.99 装帧:Paperback ISBN:9780571230419 豆瓣评分 评价人数不足 评价: 写笔记 写书评 加入购书单 分享到 推荐 内容简介· ··· In Old English and Seamus Heaney's modern English versen renditi...
an early Anglo-Saxon epic poem. In this excerpt, the hero Beowulf has been summoned by King Hrothgar to kill the monster Grendel, which has been savagely murdering his men. Originally written in Old English, the poem's short, alliterative phrases are still apparent in this modern English ...
Othertimesandothercultureshave hadotherheroes. 第8页/共26页 InmodernAmerica,theheromaybearealpersonorafictionalcharacter. Beowulf LiteraryFocus:TheEpicHero [EndofSection] 第9页/共26页 BeowulfwascomposedinOldEnglish,whichusesacaesura,orrhythmic pause,tocreateunity. ðacomofmoreundermisthleoþum Grend...
and more limited to the sense ‘know how to do (a thing)’, whence our ‘can’; while gecnawan ‘recognize’ slowly extended its sphere, until in modern English it covers both cunnan and witan, ‘All that glitters is not gold’ requires bið in Old English if it is a proverb: ...
The ancient epic adventure in the acclaimed Frederick Rebsamen modern English translation… Perhaps the oldest surviving poem in Old English, the epic legend of Beowulf follows the brave and noble hero with superhuman strength on his quest to rescue the King of Danes from the vicious monster, Gren...
Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines. It is possibly the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. It was written in England some time between the 8th and the early...
In this beautifully illustrated booklet, James Caffrey has taken the epic, Old English poem "Beowulf" and transformed it into a colorful and very readable story for middle school students of the foreign language. With its dragons and heroes, this story of chivalry and courage will capture the ...
King Arthur Joan of Arc Other times and other cultures have had other heroes. In modern America, the hero may be a real person or a fictional character. [End of Section] Beowulf was composed in Old English, which uses a caesura, or rhythmic pause, to create unity. ea com of more ?