When confronting a poem that has been translated into modern English as many times as Beowulf, a scholar contemplating the production of yet another rendering naturally feels some need to justify the undertaking. In a lengthy afterword, Chris McCully provides extensive justification for his offering ...
Beowulf Welwyn Wilton Katz 655 votes Beowulf is an Old English epic story consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It may be the oldest surviving long story in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is...
Beowulf, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. However, the hero and the setting of Beowulf have nothing to do with England, for the story took place in Scandinavia. The poem was originally in an oral form, sung by the...
Beowulf, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. However, the hero and the setting of Beowulf have nothing to do with England, for the story took place in Scandinavia. The poem was originally in an oral form, sung by the ...
Beowulf, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. However, the hero and the setting of Beowulf have nothing to do with England, for the story took place in Scandinavia. The poem was originally in an oral form, sung by the ...
Beowulf Welwyn Wilton Katz 654 votes Beowulf is an Old English epic story consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It may be the oldest surviving long story in Old English and is commonly cited as one of the most important works of Old English literature. The date of composition is...
In the case of Beowulf, it’s the insight he has gained, that will keep his people safe going forward, and his blessing of peace, “In the time I was given I lived in my own land, ruling my people well, never turning to treachery, or swearing to oaths contrary to right.” Beowulf...
She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110pounds,but Miss Bessie was a towering presence in the classroom.She was the only woman tough enough to make me read Beowulf and think for a few stupid days that I liked it.From 1938to 1942,she taught me English,...
In Juliana, the theme of treasure and exile reinforces the allegorical structure of Cynewulf's poetic creation. In such poems like Beowulf and Seafarer treasure signifies the stability of bonds between people and tribes. The exchange of treasure and ritualistic treasure-giving confirms bonds between ...
Excellent prose translation of Beowulf, along with other relevant ger-manic sources in translation.Liuzza, R. M., ed. and trans. Beowulf, 2nd ed. Peterborough: Broadview, 2013.Accurate and poetic translation with excellent introduction and sup-porting materials; Old English text on the facing-...