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Old English poems and riddles / translated with an introduction by Chris McCully.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--Old English, ca. 450-1100.
- English poetry.
- English poetry--Old English.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 92 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester [England] : FyfieldBooks/Carcanet, 2008.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Old English.
- Summary:
- Chris McCully brings Old English poetry to life with exhilarating immediacy. Here is the earliest surviving English poem, 'Caedmon's Hymn', as well as one of the last poems to be written in the classical Old English alliterative style; some of the great elegies and epics, and a generous selection from 'Beowulf'. Other dimensions of Anglo-Saxon culture are represented in religious meditations, riddles, charms and rhythmical prose, all translated into metrical half-lines that capture the subtlety and pace of the originals.
- The introduction explores the fascination this poetry has held for Chris McCully over many years, as a poet and a scholar. The translations are referenced to manuscripts and critical editions, making them a valuable resource for students and for all those keen to read more of the earliest English poetry. A bibliography and reading list, with a note on Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and material in libraries and on the Internet, complete the book.
- Contents:
- A Note on Manuscripts, Libraries and the Internet 19
- The Wanderer 21
- A Riddle 24
- Deor 25
- A Riddle 27
- Caedmon's Hymn 28
- A Riddle 29
- The Seafarer 30
- A Riddle 34
- The Dream of the Rood 35
- Bede's Death Song 40
- The Fight at Finnsburg 41
- A Charm: against bee-swarm 43
- Wulf and Eadwacer 44
- A Riddle 45
- The Battle of Maldon 46
- The Wife's Lament 54
- The Husband's Message 56
- A Charm: against stabbing pain 58
- A Riddle 59
- Waldere (I) 60
- from Sermo Lupi ad Anglos (Wulfstan's address to the English) 61
- Selections from Beowulf
- Heorot and Grendel 62
- Beowulf's arrival at Heorot 64
- Beowulf and Unferth 66
- Beowulf and Grendel 68
- The mere and Grendel's mother 71
- The waking of the dragon 76
- Beowulf's death 78
- A Riddle 83
- Durham 84
- The Ruin 85.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-[20]).
- ISBN:
- 9781857549256
- 1857549252
- OCLC:
- 190967940
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