When this poem
was finally written, it was done in Old English, which is very
different from the language that you read and speak. Look at the
site below to see the Old English version of Beowulf.
- Beowulf:
Prologue
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- Now
look at some different translations of the poem. Do you have
a favorite? Why?
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Hoffman's
Translation
- This translation by Robert Hoffman is easy to read
and understand.
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- Beowulf
Translation in Verse Style
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- Parts of the epic poem are translated with lines
that show the caesura, the pause in the middle of each line.
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- Poet Seamus
Heaney's New Translation
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- Nobel Prize winning poet Seamus Heaney's new translation
of Beowulf was recently published in 2000. Compare this excerpt
to the one in your text.
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