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Beowulf
Dick Ringler
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Description for Beowulf
Paperback. A translation of "Beowulf" that captures the rhythm and movement of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid Modern English style and relatively simple vocabulary. It provides an approximation of the acoustic features - and power - of the original and is suitable for reading either silently or aloud. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 254.
Dick Ringler's deceptively simple translation captures the rhythm, movement, and power of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid modern English style and a relatively spare vocabulary. His generous Introduction, a lively yet masterly guide to the work, along with his translations of three shorter Old English poems elucidate a major English text almost as well-known for its subtlety and intricacy as it is for its monsters and heroes.
Product Details
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
188
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
254g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872208933
SKU
V9780872208933
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-12
About Dick Ringler
Dick Ringler is Professor of English and Scandinavian Languages, Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Reviews for Beowulf
Although an audience of enamored nonspecialists embraced Heaney's version . . . other scholars gave only grudging respect to the poet whose 'Heaneywulf' often seemed to represent an Anglo-Saxon world re-created in the Irish poet's own image. Since 2002 new and revised translations have come and gone, none attracting as much attention as Heaney's. That should change with Ringler's new ... Read more