Beowulf - Second Edition
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Beowulf - Second Edition

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Beowulf - Second Edition

About this book

R.M. Liuzza's translation of Beowulf, first published by Broadview in 1999, has been widely praised for its accuracy and beauty. The translation is accompanied in this edition by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. Historical appendices include related legends, stories, and religious writings from both Christian and Anglo-Saxon traditions. These texts help readers to see Beowulf as an exploration of the politics of kingship and the psychology of heroism, and as an early English meditation on the bridges and chasms between the pagan past and the Christian present.

Appendices also include a generous sample of other modern translations of Beowulf, shedding light on the process of translating the poem. This new edition features an updated introduction and an expanded section of material on Christianity and paganism.

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Information

Publisher
Broadview Press
Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781770483361
Edition
2
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Poetry
Index
Literature
4a 
And 
if 
witches 
or 
sorcerers, 
murderers 
or 
whores 
are 
caught 
anywhere 
in
this 
land, 
drive 
them 
out 
of 
the 
country 
immediately, 
or 
put 
them 
away,
unless 
they 
desist 
and 
more 
fervently 
amend 
themselves.
4.1 
And 
we 
command 
that 
traitors 
and 
outlaws 
from 
God 
and 
man 
depart
from 
this 
land, 
unless 
they 
submit 
and 
more 
readily 
amend 
themselves. 
4.2 
And 
thieves 
and 
public 
criminals 
perish, 
unless 
they 
cease. 
5. 
And 
we 
strictly 
forbid 
all 
heathenism. 
Heathenism 
is 
the 
worship 
of 
idols,
that 
is, 
when 
one 
worships 
heathen 
gods, 
and 
the 
sun 
or 
moon, 
fire 
or 
flood,
watery 
springs 
or 
stones 
or 
any 
kind 
of 
forest 
tree, 
or 
prefers 
witchcraft 
or
commits 
murder 
in 
any 
way, 
either 
by 
sacrifices 
or 
sorcery, 
or 
undertaking
any 
such 
vain 
things. 
BEOWULF
183
184
APPENDIX
H
: 
SUBSTANTIVE
VARIANTS

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction
  4. A Note on the Text
  5. BEOWULF
  6. Glossary of Proper Names
  7. Genealogies
  8. The Geatish-Swedish Wars
  9. Appendix A: Characters Mentioned in Beowulf
  10. Appendix B: Analogues to the Themes and Events in Beowulf
  11. Appendix C: Christians and Pagans
  12. Appendix D: Contexts for Reading Beowulf
  13. Appendix E: Translations of Beowulf
  14. Works Cited and Recommended Reading