Beowulf : a new translation / Maria Dahvana Headley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Headley, Maria Dahvana, 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beowulf.

Monsters--Poetry.

Monsters.

Dragons--Poetry.

Dragons.

Epic poetry, English (Old).

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 140 pages ; 19 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : MCD x FSG Originals/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.

Summary:

"A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the much-buzzed-about novel The Mere Wife"-- Provided by publisher.

Headley provides a radical new verse translation of the epic poem. She brings to light elements that have never before been translated into English, recontextualizing the binary narrative of monsters and heroes into a tale in which the two categories often entwine, justice is rarely served, and dragons live among us. The familiar elements of the epic poem are seen with a novelist's eye toward gender, genre, and history, unearthing significant shifts in the epic poem that have been lost over centuries of translation. -- adapted from back cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780374110031

0374110034

OCLC:

1149369252