Beowulf

Beowulf
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Publisher : punctum books
Total Pages : 297
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ISBN-10 : 0615612652
ISBN-13 : 9780615612652
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Beowulf by : Thomas Meyer

A stunning experimental translation of the Old English poem "Beowulf," over 30 decades old and woefully neglected, by the contemporary poet Thomas Meyer, who studied with Robert Kelly at Bard, and emerged from the niche of poets who had been impacted by the brief moment of cross-pollination between U.K. and U.S. experimental poetry in the late 1960s and early 1970s, a movement inspired by Ezra Pound, fueled by interactions among figures like Ed Dorn, J.H. Prynne, and Basil Bunting, and quickly overshadowed by the burgeoning Language Writing movement. Meyer's translation -- completed in 1972 but never before published -- is sure to stretch readers' ideas about what is possible in terms of translating Anglo-Saxon poetry, as well as provide new insights on the poem itself. According to John Ashberry, Meyer's translation of this thousand-year-old poem is a "wonder," and Michael Davidson hails it as a "major accomplishment" and a "vivid" recreation of this ancient poem's "modernity."

Beowulf

Beowulf
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 136
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X004967978
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Beowulf by : John Lesslie Hall

Beowulf

Beowulf
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9357240780
ISBN-13 : 9789357240789
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

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Anglo-Saxon Poetry

Anglo-Saxon Poetry
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Publisher : Everyman Paperback
Total Pages : 624
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ISBN-10 : 0460875078
ISBN-13 : 9780460875073
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Anglo-Saxon Poetry by : S. A. J. Bradley

Anglo–Saxon poetry is esteemed for its subtle artistry and for its wealth of insights into the artistic, social and spiritual preoccupations of the formative first centuries of English literature. This anthology of prose translations covers most of the poetry surviving in the four major codices and in various other manuscripts. A well–received feature is the grouping by codex to emphasize the great importance of manuscript context in interpreting the poems. The full contents of the Exeter Book are represented, summarized where not translated, to facilitate appreciation of a complete Anglo-Saxon book. The introduction discusses the nature of the legacy, the poet's role, chronology, and especially of translations attempt a style acceptable to the modern ear yet close enough to aid parallel study of the old English text. A check–list of extant Anglo-Saxon poetry enhances the practical usefulness of the volume. The whole thus adds up to a substantial and now widely–cited survey of the Anglo–Saxon poetic achievement.

Beowulf and Other Old English Poems

Beowulf and Other Old English Poems
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Publisher : Bantam Classics
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9780307434821
ISBN-13 : 0307434826
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Beowulf and Other Old English Poems by : Constance Hieatt

Unique and beautiful, Beowulf brings to life a society of violence and honor, fierce warriors and bloody battles, deadly monsters and famous swords. Written by an unknown poet in about the eighth century, this masterpiece of Anglo-Saxton literature transforms legends, myth, history, and ancient songs into the richly colored tale of the hero Beowulf, the loathsome man-eater Grendel, his vengeful water-hag mother, and a treasure-hoarding dragon. The earliest surviving epic poem in any modern European language. Beowulf is a stirring portrait of a heroic world–somber, vast, and magnificent.

The Word Exchange: Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation

The Word Exchange: Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 576
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ISBN-10 : 9780393079012
ISBN-13 : 0393079015
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis The Word Exchange: Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation by : Greg Delanty

The dazzling variety of Anglo-Saxon poetry brought to life by an all-star cast of contemporary poets in an authoritative bilingual edition. Encompassing a wide range of voices-from weary sailors to forlorn wives, from heroic saints to drunken louts, from farmers hoping to improve their fields to sermonizers looking to save your soul—the 123 poems collected in The Word Exchange complement the portrait of medieval England that emerges from Beowulf, the most famous Anglo-Saxon poem of all. Offered here are tales of battle, travel, and adventure, but also songs of heartache and longing, pearls of lusty innuendo and clear-eyed stoicism, charms and spells for everyday use, and seven "hoards" of delightfully puzzling riddles. Featuring all-new translations by seventy-four of our most celebrated poets—including Seamus Heaney, Robert Pinsky, Billy Collins, Eavan Boland, Paul Muldoon, Robert Hass, Gary Soto, Jane Hirshfield, David Ferry, Molly Peacock, Yusef Komunyakaa, Richard Wilbur, and many others—The Word Exchange is a landmark work of translation, as fascinating and multivocal as the original literature it translates.

The Story of Beowulf

The Story of Beowulf
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101003060249
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis The Story of Beowulf by : Ernest J. B. Kirtlan

Beowulf

Beowulf
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 296
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0393330109
ISBN-13 : 9780393330106
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Beowulf by : John D Niles

Enhancing Heaneys masterful bestselling translation of this classic Old English poem, Niless illustrations help modern-day readers visualize the story by bringing it to life.