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04-07-2000, 01:46 AM
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Beowulf
*takes a coopy from bmilder's room and starts reading*
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04-07-2000, 01:52 AM
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Re: Beowulf
He's referring to a new translation of the Anglo-Saxon epic, this time by Seamus Heany. My mom read it and said it was good, but I seriously doubt you'll be able to get through it
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04-07-2000, 03:42 AM
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Re: Beowulf
Prove him wrong Tarps...PROVE HIM WRONG!
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04-10-2000, 06:26 AM
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hrm. I wonder if that's the same translation I'm reading for school...
(I'm taking Celtic and Norse Mythology this quarter  ) |
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04-10-2000, 08:52 PM
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Re: Beowulf
It's the new one, at the top of the bestseller lists. I managed to get through it, and enjoyed it a lot. I suppose you could say it's the first English fantasy novel!
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04-14-2000, 12:51 AM
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Re: Beowulf
I read a very old translation. Difficult, but it was good.
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04-20-2000, 02:22 PM
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Re: Beowulf
Hello, this is my first post here,
The Heaney translation is A1, and well worth a look. I tried to read Beowulf years ago but the translation I had then was like trying to walk through knee-high porridge. Then my girlfriend got me the Heaney version. It is a tale-and-a-half! So yes, read it! |
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04-20-2000, 07:25 PM
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Re: Beowulf
Reading this new translation, I was amazed at how much of The Hobbit was influenced by Beowulf, especially the dragon scene. It was as if Tolkien took the generic treasure-guarding dragon of Beowulf and gave him a personality. Perhaps the early genesis of The Hobbit was part of Tolkien's famous effort to popularize Beowulf.
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04-25-2000, 02:28 AM
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Re: Beowulf
Well, did you finish it Tarps?
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04-25-2000, 08:54 PM
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Re: Beowulf
No, he didn't get past Page 6. Then again, I never got around to reading it either, and it was returned to the library.
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04-26-2000, 01:37 AM
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Re: Beowulf
yup. wesa slackers ;D
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