Translating Beowulf: Modern Versions in English Verse

Translating Beowulf: Modern Versions in English Verse
Author: Hugh Magennis
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2015
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1843843943

Translations of the Old English poem 'Beowulf' proliferate, and their number continues to grow. Focussing on the particularly rich period since 1950, this book presents a critical account of translations in English verse, setting them in the contexts both of the larger story of recovery and reception of the poem and perceptions of it.