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Translating Beowulf: Modern Versions in English Verse
Professor Hugh Magennis
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Description for Translating Beowulf: Modern Versions in English Verse
Hardback.
An examination of English verse translations of Beowulf, including Seamus Heaney's version alongside other influential renditions. A senior scholar writing here at the height of his powers and bringing experience and insight to an important topic... the second chapter is one of the best short, general introductions to the artistry of the poem I have read...A dizzying and engaging narrative. Dr Chris Jones, Senior Lecturer in English Poetry, Department of English, University of St Andrews Translations of the Old English poem Beowulf proliferate, and their number continues to grow. Focusing on the particularly rich period since ... Read more
An examination of English verse translations of Beowulf, including Seamus Heaney's version alongside other influential renditions. A senior scholar writing here at the height of his powers and bringing experience and insight to an important topic... the second chapter is one of the best short, general introductions to the artistry of the poem I have read...A dizzying and engaging narrative. Dr Chris Jones, Senior Lecturer in English Poetry, Department of English, University of St Andrews Translations of the Old English poem Beowulf proliferate, and their number continues to grow. Focusing on the particularly rich period since ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843842613
SKU
V9781843842613
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99-50
Reviews for Translating Beowulf: Modern Versions in English Verse
[A] percipient, absorbing, and eloquent study.
SPECULUM
[T]his engaging study will be of great interest to scholars, students, and general readers alike.
NOTES AND QUERIES
This is both a very enjoyable and a very scholarly book. [...] As a sustained exercise in close reading it is exemplary.
ÓENACH
Interesting and compelling, this book is ... Read more
SPECULUM
[T]his engaging study will be of great interest to scholars, students, and general readers alike.
NOTES AND QUERIES
This is both a very enjoyable and a very scholarly book. [...] As a sustained exercise in close reading it is exemplary.
ÓENACH
Interesting and compelling, this book is ... Read more