Beowulf

a new feminist translation of the epic poem

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Beschreibung

<p><strong>A <em>GUARDIAN</em>, <em>NEW STATESMAN</em>, <em>SPECTATOR</em>, AND <em>IRISH TIMES</em> BOOK OF THE YEAR </strong></p><p><strong> A new, feminist translation of <em>Beowulf</em> by the author of the acclaimed novel <em>The Mere Wife</em>.</strong></p><p>Nearly twenty years after Seamus Heaney's translation of <em>Beowulf</em> - and fifty years after the translation that continues to torment students around the world - there is a radical new verse interpretation of the epic poem by Maria Dahvana Headley, which brings to light elements never before translated into English.</p><p>A man seeks to prove himself as a hero. A monster seeks silence in his territory. A warrior seeks to avenge her murdered son. A dragon ends it all. These familiar components of the epic poem are seen with a novelist's eye towards gender, genre, and history. <em>Beowulf</em> has always been a tale of entitlement and encroachment - of powerful men seeking to become more powerful and one woman seeking justice for her child - but this version brings new context to an old story. While crafting her contemporary adaptation, Headley unearthed significant shifts lost over centuries of translation.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781911617822

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 132 x 17 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

Scribe UK