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Beowulf : a verse translation : authoritative text, contexts, criticism / edited by Daniel Donoghue ; translated by Seamus Heaney.
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Norton critical edition
- A Norton critical edition
- Standardized Title:
- Beowulf. English
- Language:
- English
- English, Old (ca. 450-1100)
- Subjects (All):
- Epic poetry, English (Old).
- Epic poetry, English (Old)--History and criticism.
- Scandinavia--Poetry.
- Scandinavia.
- Monsters--Poetry.
- Monsters.
- Dragons--Poetry.
- Dragons.
- Beowulf.
- Poesía épica inglesa (Antigua).
- Poesía épica inglesa (Antigua)--Historia y crítica.
- Escandinavia--Poesía.
- Monstruos--Poesía.
- Dragones--Poesía.
- Local Subjects:
- Poesía épica inglesa (Antigua).
- Poesía épica inglesa (Antigua)--Historia y crítica.
- Escandinavia--Poesía.
- Monstruos--Poesía.
- Dragones--Poesía.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xxxviii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Norton, [2002]
- Summary:
- Winner of the Whitbread Prize, Seamus Heaney's poetic translation of the great epic poem Beowulf is the basis for this new Norton Critical Edition. The text is accompanied by detailed explanatory annotations and an introduction to Old English language and prosody. In addition, Heaney's clear and insightful introduction to Beowulf provides students with an understanding of both the poem's history in the canon and Heaney's own translation process.
- A rich selection of materials on Anglo-Saxon and early northern civilization provides undergraduate readers with Beowulfs cultural and historic context. Included are relevant excerpts from Genesis, The Exeter Book, the Icelandic saga "Grettir the Strong and the Trollwoman," and the Old English "Frisian Slaughter." Also here are excerpts from works by Alcuin, Gregory of Tours, and William of Malmesbury. An extensive collection of illustrations -- thirty-six in all -- along with genealogies and a list of kingdom and tribal names, is included. In addition, Bruce Mitchell and Fred C. Robinson write on the Beowulf manuscript, and R. D. Fulk and Joseph Harris discuss Beowulf's name.
- Critical interpretations are offered by J. R. R. Tolkien, John Leyerle, Jane Chance, Roberta Frank, Fred C. Robinson, Thomas D. Hill, Leslie Webster, and Daniel Donoghue. These essays have been chosen for their relevance to undergraduate readers. Donoghue's essay includes a full discussion of Heaney's engagement with the Beowulfian conventions throughout his poetic career.
- A Glossary of Personal Names and a Selected Bibliography, including the Web address for Heaney's reading of six hundred lines from his translation on BBC audio, are also provided.
- Contents:
- The text of Beowulf
- Contexts
- The Beowulf manuscript / Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. Robinson
- Cain and Abel : Genesis 4.1-16
- Hall-feasts and the queen
- Grettir the Strong and the trollwoman
- The Frisian slaughter : episode and fragment
- "What has Ingeld to do with Christ?" / Alcuin
- History of the Franks [Hygelac's raid intro Frisia] / Gregory of Tours
- [Genealogy of the royal family of Wessex] / William of Malmesbury
- On the wars between the Swedes and the Geats
- Genealogies of the royal families in Beowulf
- The kingdoms and tribes of Beowulf
- Map : the Scandinavian setting of Beowulf
- Beowulf's name / R.D. Fulk, Joseph Harris
- Criticism
- Beowulf : the monsters and the critics / J.R.R. Tolkien
- The interlace structure of Beowulf / John Leyerle
- The structural unity of Beowulf : the problem of Grendel's mother / Jane Chance
- The Beowulf poet's sense of history / Roberta Frank
- The tomb of Beowulf / Fred C. Robinson
- The Christian language and theme of Beowulf / Thomas D. Hill
- Archaeology and Beowulf / Leslie Webster
- The philologer poet : Seamus Heaney and the translation of Beowulf / Daniel Donoghue
- Glossary of personal names.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-256).
- ISBN:
- 0393975800
- 9780393975802
- OCLC:
- 47183462
- Publisher Number:
- 99948560494
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