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Beowulf
Beowulf: A Verse Translation : Authoritative Text, Contexts, Criticism | Seamus Heaney, Daniel Donoghue
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Winner of the Whitbread Prize, Seamus Heaney s translation "accomplishes what before now had seemed impossible: a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right" (New York Times Book Review)."
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Eggs
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Not my favorite! Would you consider this a classic?

#InvolvesDragon

#BookBinge

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheBookgeekFrau If it's really long, rather boring, and overly written with flowery prose like the author vomited words and fell madly in love with each and every one--then, yeah 😂😂 1y
TheLudicReader Given its place in the canon, yes, it‘s a classic…but I can see how it‘s not to everyone‘s taste. It‘s a great story…even if the language isn‘t everyone‘s cup of tea. It is old. 🤣 1y
CaitlinR Seamus Heaney‘s translation is gorgeous though! 1y
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Eggs @TheLudicReader Yes 🙌🏻 1y
Eggs @CaitlinR As a tutor I‘ve helped many students explore it, but not sure which translations I‘ve read… 1y
dabbe We always started off the school year in sophomore honors (which is British literature) with the Heaney translation. The kids loved it! I had them read the more modern GRENDEL as their summer assignment, so it was a nice pairing and teaching of the monster motif. 🐉 1y
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Andno.86
Mehso-so

It would be interesting if this translation were a direct translation of old English (Norse) to modern as opposed to its current form which has added context in the translation. I am wondering if there is a translation which is directly to modern with historical notes as a guide.

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HeyT
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Mehso-so

I finally conquered the lit crit section! Overall I enjoyed reading the poem and the contexts but man was the lit crit dry. There was some fascinating stuff in there but all together it was kind of overwhelming and made me want to put off finishing it.
#BuriedAliveChallenge

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HeyT
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Callie decided to get up close and personal as I read today. I think I finally have gotten her to stay to the side rather than right in my face.
#CatsOfLitsy

sharread Awwwww that's the best part of reading. 4y
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ValerieAndBooks
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My youngest ‘s first college semester classes has some interesting readings 😍! He‘s also taking Latin. One of his classes has only 4 students.

Leaving tomorrow for Parents Weekend and can‘t wait to see him and celebrate my birthday there (and hoping he‘s not having too much of an The Secret History experience there — because also, his work study job is in the Classics Department 😂) !

Tamra Terrific selection! 5y
batsy Let's hope his experience is totally not like The Secret History 😬😂 That's a really interesting selection of books! 5y
LeahBergen I loved the Classics courses I did at uni! 😍 5y
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Suet624 What an interesting college start. Have fun visiting! 💕💕 5y
Reggie Have fun!!! 5y
Redwritinghood Happy birthday! 🎂🎂 5y
thebluestocking Happy birthday!! 🎉 (We‘re birthday twins!) 5y
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Lindy
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Pickpick

After reading García & Rubín‘s graphic novel version, I realized what I found disappointing about it: the absence of poetic language. So I immediately downloaded (from Hoopla) the #audiobook of Seamus Heaney reading his #translation. What a pleasure it is to hear this epic in his smooth cadence, and expressions like “world candle” for sun, “terror monger” for monster, and “house of her flesh” for body. ?

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CrackedSpines
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Pickpick

First completed read for University with Beowulf. I understand why it's called an epic poem now.

#beowulf #epicpoem

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saresmoore
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"Time and again, when the goblets passed and seasoned fighters got flushed with beer they would pledge themselves to protect Heorot and wait for Grendel with whetted swords. But when dawn broke and day crept in over each empty, blood-spattered bench, the floor of the mead-hall where they had feasted would be slick with slaughter."

Grendel, the Burninator? Meh, close enough.

#herebedragons #photoadaynov16

Bradleygirl TROGDOOOOOOOR 💥🐉🔥🔥🔥 8y
saresmoore @Bradleygirl I just realized I forgot the consummate Vs! 8y
Nonaroo Ahhhhh!! Trogdor!!!!!!!!! 8y
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Foxyfictionista Thatched roof cottages!! 8y
saresmoore @Foxyfictionista Perhaps I should have employed some chiaroscuro shading... 8y
Foxyfictionista @saresmoore Yes, I think so. 😂 8y
Moray_Reads Trogdor the Burninator! that takes me back to my first year at uni 😅 8y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads For me it was high school. But, I still had it memorized when I showed it to my 5 & 7 year old daughters today! 😳 8y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore My friend from Vermont introduced me to it. I don't think Homestar runner had really made it across the Pond to Scotland. At least I'd never heard of it! 8y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads Oh that's so fun! My much cooler cousin from the big city of Atlanta introduced me to it. 😂 8y
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