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9781551111896

Beowulf: A New Verse Translation

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    9781551111896

  • ISBN10:

    1551111896

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-12-01
  • Publisher: Broadview Pr
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Summary

The classic story of Beowulf, hero and dragon-slayer, appears here in a new translation accompanied by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. These and other documents sketching some of the cultural forces behind the poem's final creation will help readers see Beowulf as an exploration of the politics of kingship and the psychology of heroism, and as an early English meditation on the bridges and chasms between the pagan past and the Christian present. A generous sample of other modern versions of Beowulf sheds light on the process of translating the poem.

Table of Contents

Preface 9(11)
Introduction 11(2)
Beowulf Between Myth and History
13(7)
Beowulf Between Song and Text
20(11)
Beowulf Between Court and Cloister
31(10)
Beowulf Between Old and Modern English
41(8)
A Note on the Text
49(2)
Beowulf
51(100)
Glossary of Proper Names
151(5)
Genealogies
156(1)
The Geatish-Swedish Wars
157(2)
Appendix A: Characters mentioned in Beowulf 159(10)
Appendix B: Analogues to Themes and Events in Beowulf 169(13)
Appendix C: Christians and Pagans 182(14)
Appendix D: Contexts for reading Beowulf 196(16)
Appendix E: Translations of Beowulf 212(20)
Works Cited/Recommended Reading 232

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