Category: Classics of Literature

The Translations of Beowulf: A Critical Bibliography

Tinker, Chauncey Brewster, 1876-1963· 2 chapters· 27,101 words

But haughty Hunferth, Ecg-láf’s Son Who sat at royal Hróth-gár’s Feet To bind up Words of Strife begun And to address the noble Geat. The proud Sea-Farer’s Enterprize 5 Was a vast Grievance in his Eyes: For ill could bear that jealous Man That any other gallant Thane On earth,...

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Hans von Wolzogen (born 1848), popularly known as a writer on the Wagnerian operas and as conductor of the _Bayreuther Blätter_, translated three Germanic poems for Reclam’s ‘Bi...

1. Chapter 1

But haughty Hunferth, Ecg-láf’s Son Who sat at royal Hróth-gár’s Feet To bind up Words of Strife begun And to address the noble Geat. The proud Sea-Farer’s Enterprize 5 Was a va...