BeowulfSarah M. Anderson Pearson/Longman, 2004 - 234 sider From Longman's new Cultural Editions Series, Beowulf , edited by Sarah Anderson and translated by Alan Sullivan and Timothy Murphy, includes the complete work and contextual materials on the early medieval age. This edition of Beowulf contains the translation of the work by Alan Sullivan and Timothy Murphy, with additional commentary and notes by editor Sarah Anderson, that explain unfamiliar terms, cultural references, and literary allusions; also included are maps of Anglo-Saxon England and Denmark, a glossary of proper names, and genealogies--all designed to assist students in understanding this fascinating work. In addition, this Cultural Edition contains reproductions of the original Beowulf manuscript and offers brief translated selections from other items in the Beowulf codex. Anderson covers the theme of monsters in relation to the characters mentioned in Beowulf who are also found in analogous early medieval texts as well as events mentioned in Beowulf that are referenced in other texts of the era. Also included in this edition are analogues from Scandinavian texts and Old English heroic literature. |
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Side xxi
... Heorot , the most splendid hall ever constructed , in the fiftieth year of his reign . The humanoid monster Grendel ... Heorot . Grendel enters the hall , tears one warrior to bits , and then seizes Beowulf . The two wrestle fiercely ...
... Heorot , the most splendid hall ever constructed , in the fiftieth year of his reign . The humanoid monster Grendel ... Heorot . Grendel enters the hall , tears one warrior to bits , and then seizes Beowulf . The two wrestle fiercely ...
Side xxii
... Heorot , grabs a favorite advisor of Hrothgar , and escapes . Beo- wulf , who is revealed to have been sleeping elsewhere , is told of this new attack and sets off to get revenge . When the Danes and Geats reach the lake , they find the ...
... Heorot , grabs a favorite advisor of Hrothgar , and escapes . Beo- wulf , who is revealed to have been sleeping elsewhere , is told of this new attack and sets off to get revenge . When the Danes and Geats reach the lake , they find the ...
Side 32
... Heorot at Hrothgar's command : gold - woven hangings1 each of whom gazed to gladden their guests , wide - eyed in wonder . Though bound with iron , the bright building was badly battered , its hinges broken . Only the roof had escaped ...
... Heorot at Hrothgar's command : gold - woven hangings1 each of whom gazed to gladden their guests , wide - eyed in wonder . Though bound with iron , the bright building was badly battered , its hinges broken . Only the roof had escaped ...
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Alfred Anglo-Saxon Chronicle battle Bede Beowulf Bjorn blade brave brother Cain called cave creature Danes Danish daughter death deeds dragon Eadgils Eanmund earth Ecgtheow England Eofor evil excerpt Exeter Book fame fate father feast fell fierce fight Finn Finnsburg flames Frisians Geatish Geats Germanic giants gifts Glam glory gold Grendel Grendel's mother Grettir Haethcyn hall hand Healfdene heard heart heathen Heathobards heaven helm Heorot hero heroic Hildeburh hoard honor Hrethel Hrothgar Hygd Hygelac J. R. R. Tolkien killed king king's kingdom kinsman land Latin lines living lord mail-shirt manuscript monsters night Old English poem Old Norse Onela Ongentheow poetry prince queen Riddle ruler saga Scefing Scyld shield ship slain sorrow sovereign spear spoke strife Sutton Hoo Swedes sword thane Thorhall Thorir Tolkien trans translation treasure tribe Unferth University Press verse warriors Wealhtheow weapons Weohstan West Saxons Widsith Wiglaf wise words wound