Beowulf an Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem: Translated from Ted, Fr Text (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Hall, J. Lesslie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440032939 ISBN 13 : 9781440032936

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2012

Synopsis

Beowulf. A pproximately, I repeat; for a very close reproduction of A nglo-S axon verse would, to a large extent, be prose to a modern ear. The Heyne-S ocin text and glossary have been closely followed. Occasionally a deviation has been made, but always for what seemed good and sufficient reason. The translator does not aim to be an editor. Once in a while, however, he has added a conjecture of his own to the emendations quoted from the criticisms of other students of the poem. This work is addressed to two classes of readers. From both of these alike the translator begs sympathy and co-operation. The A nglo-S axon scholar he hopes to please by adhering faithfully to the original. The student of English literature he aims to interest by giving him, in modern garb, the most ancient epic of our race. This is a bold and venturesome undertaking; and yet there must be some students of the Teutonic past willing to follow even a daring guide, if they may read in modern phrases of the sorrows of Hrothgar, of the prowess of Beowulf, and of the feelings that stirred the hearts of our forefathers in their primeval homes. In order to please the larger class of readers, a regular cadence has been used, a measure which, while retaining the essential characteristics of the original, permits the reader to see ahead of him in reading. Perhaps every A nglo-S axon scholar has his own theory as to how Beowulf should be translated. Some have given us prose versions of what we believe to be a great poem.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440032939
• ISBN 13: 9781440032936
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 134
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