Beowulf - Second Edition
Beowulf - Second Edition

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2012-10-25

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1460400496

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R.M. Liuzza’s translation of Beowulf, first published by Broadview in 1999, has been widely praised for its accuracy and beauty. The translation is accompanied in this edition by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. Historical appendices include related legends, stories, and religious writings from both Christian and Anglo-Saxon traditions. These texts help readers to 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. Appendices also include a generous sample of other modern translations of Beowulf, shedding light on the process of translating the poem. This new edition features an updated introduction and an expanded section of material on Christianity and paganism.

Klaeber's Beowulf and The Fight at Finnsburg
Klaeber's Beowulf and The Fight at Finnsburg

Author: R. D. Fulk

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 689

ISBN-13: 0802098436

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Features an introduction and a commentary that incorporates the scholarship on "Beowulf" that has appeared since 1950. This work includes detailed bibliographic guidance to discussion of textual cruces, as well as to modern and contemporary critical concerns. It also addresses aids to pronunciation and advances in the study of the poem's language.

A Beowulf Handbook
A Beowulf Handbook

Author: Robert E. Bjork

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9780803212374

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The most revered work composed in Old English, Beowulf is one of the landmarks of European literature. This handbook supplies a wealth of insights into all major aspects of this wondrous poem and its scholarly tradition. Each chapter provides a history of the scholarly interest in a particular topic, a synthesis of present knowledge and opinion, and an analysis of scholarly work that remains to be done. Written to accommodate the needs of a broad audience, A Beowulf Handbook will be of value to nonspecialists who wish simply to read and enjoy Beowulf and to scholars at work on their own research. In its clear and comprehensive treatment of the poem and its scholarship, this book will prove an indispensable guide to readers and specialists for many years to come.

Translating Beowulf: Modern Versions in English Verse
Translating Beowulf: Modern Versions in English Verse

Author: Hugh Magennis

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1843843943

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Translations of the Old English poem 'Beowulf' proliferate, and their number continues to grow. Focussing on the particularly rich period since 1950, this book presents a critical account of translations in English verse, setting them in the contexts both of the larger story of recovery and reception of the poem and perceptions of it.

Beowulf
Beowulf

Author: Roy Liuzza

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 1999-12-06

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9781551111896

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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.