Beowulf and Its Analogues

Posted on 03 January 2017 by George Norman Garmonsway

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem of than three thousand lines, and is central to all early Germanic literature Historical events mentioned in the poem belong to the Sixth Century, but recent authorities suggest it was written in the Eighth Century by a Christian poet utilizing older pagan material In this invaluable reference, a new translation is combined with the analogues of the poem documents of many types and dates which preserve traditions about persons mentioned in the poem or that offer parallels to Beowulf s exploits Heretofore, students have had to search out these analogues in many different books, many inaccessible or untranslated An illustrated closing chapter assesses the archaeological evidence relating to the period and society of Beowulf. Download Beowulf and Its Analogues by George Norman Garmonsway – kino-fada.fr Over the years Everyman have published some great English translations of Medieval Literature With numerous translation of Icelandic Sagas, translations of two of the most important Middle High German epics, plus some great collections from Old English Literature, all pretty good translations too But for me, the real jewel in the Everyman crown was George Norman Garmonsway and Jacqueline Simpson s Beowulf and Its Analogues This volume contains a translation of Beowulf and a huge selection of Over the years Everyman have published some great English translations of Medieval Literature With numerous translation of Icelandic Sagas, translations of two of the most important Middle High German epics, plus some great collections from Old English Literature, all pretty good translations too But for me, the real jewel in the Everyman crown was George Norman Garmonsway and Jacqueline Simpson s Beowulf and Its Analogues This volume contains a translation of Beowulf and a huge selection of parallel material selected from various medieval texts.The translation of Beowulf is done by Garmonsway in very good prose Garmonsway aims at uniformity of words and phrases, he uses this method to try and preserve the formulaic feel of the original Old English poem At times this may feel a little repetitive, but the translation is pretty accurate and a pleasure to read.The parallel materials are translated by Simpson, again in scholarly prose The s...An excellent resource Includes a translation of Beowulf and a superb variety of analogous materials Old Norse, Latin, Arabic, etc in translation, concerning the ancient Germanic world, its customs, history, and myths, as they relate to content in Beowulf Also included is Beowulf and A...

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03 January 2017

George Norman Garmonsway