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Beowulf, a new translation, Maria Dahvana Headley

Label
Beowulf, a new translation, Maria Dahvana Headley
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Index
no index present
Literary Form
poetry
Main title
Beowulf
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1149369252
Responsibility statement
Maria Dahvana Headley
Sub title
a new translation
Summary
Headley provides a radical new verse translation of the epic poem. She brings to light elements that have never before been translated into English, recontextualizing the binary narrative of monsters and heroes into a tale in which the two categories often entwine, justice is rarely served, and dragons live among us. The familiar elements of the epic poem are seen with a novelist's eye toward gender, genre, and history, unearthing significant shifts in the epic poem that have been lost over centuries of translation. --Adapted from back cover
Target audience
adult
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