Beowulf: Facing Page Translation - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1554811139 ISBN 13: 9781554811137

Casa editrice: Broadview Pr, 2012

Riassunto

R.M. Liuzza's translation of Beowulf, first published by Broadview in 1999, has been widely praised for its accuracy and beauty. The facing-page translation is accompanied in this edition by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. Historical appendices include related legends, stories, and religious writings from both Christian and Anglo-Saxon traditions. These texts help readers to see Beowulf as an exploration of the politics of kingship and the psychology of heroism, and as an early English meditation on the bridges and chasms between the pagan past and the Christian present.Appendices also include a generous sample of other modern translations of Beowulf, shedding light on the process of translating the poem. This new edition features an updated introduction and an expanded section of material on Christianity and paganism.

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Recensione

Praise for the first edition: ""This close and readable translation, put together by a scholar who knows so much about the poem and its craft, remakes the old tale in a new register. From the prickly dignity of overdressed spearbearers to the sad songs of beefy breakers-of-rings in their cups, there is much here to surprise and delight."" - --Roberta Frank, University of Toronto

L'autore

R.M. Liuzza is Professor of English at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

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• Editore: Broadview Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1554811139
• ISBN 13: 9781554811137
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 329