The Resource Beowulf : a new translation for oral delivery, by Dick Ringler
Beowulf : a new translation for oral delivery, by Dick Ringler
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- Summary
- "Dick Ringler's deceptively simple translation captures the rhythm, movement, and power of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid modern English style and a relatively spare vocabulary. A steady succession and alternation of various verse types and sub types together with recurring alliteration patterns give this translation a remarkable momentum, one that makes it ideal for experiencing either silently or aloud." "Typographically, the text is set as a column of "single verses" rather than the "long lines" (pairs of verses separated by a medial caesura) that most readers of Beowulf are accustomed to. This innovation - actually a reversion to an older style of layout - highlights the metrical contours of the verses and facilitates ease of reading; it also makes immediately apparent the interplay among the text's variously indented "normal," "light," and "heavy" verses." "Ringler's generous Introduction, a lively yet masterly guide to the work, along with his translations of three shorter Old English poems ("The Fight at Finnsburg," "The Wanderer" [re-titled "A Meditation"], and "Deor") elucidate a major English text almost as well-known for its subtlety and intricacy as it is for its monsters and heroes."--Jacket
- Language
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- eng
- ang
- eng
- Extent
- cxiii, 188 p.
- Contents
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- About the cover art
- Prefatory note
- Map
- Introduction
- The story
- Oral and written Beowulfs
- Legend and lore
- Narrative strategies and structures
- The hero
- Christianity and the problem of violence
- The poet
- The meter of the translation
- Appendix
- Beowulf
- People and places in Beowulf
- Three shorter Old English poems
- The fight at Finnsburg
- A meditation
- "Deor"
- Suggestions for further reading
- Isbn
- 9780872208933
- Label
- Beowulf : a new translation for oral delivery
- Title
- Beowulf
- Title remainder
- a new translation for oral delivery
- Statement of responsibility
- by Dick Ringler
- Language
-
- eng
- ang
- eng
- Summary
- "Dick Ringler's deceptively simple translation captures the rhythm, movement, and power of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid modern English style and a relatively spare vocabulary. A steady succession and alternation of various verse types and sub types together with recurring alliteration patterns give this translation a remarkable momentum, one that makes it ideal for experiencing either silently or aloud." "Typographically, the text is set as a column of "single verses" rather than the "long lines" (pairs of verses separated by a medial caesura) that most readers of Beowulf are accustomed to. This innovation - actually a reversion to an older style of layout - highlights the metrical contours of the verses and facilitates ease of reading; it also makes immediately apparent the interplay among the text's variously indented "normal," "light," and "heavy" verses." "Ringler's generous Introduction, a lively yet masterly guide to the work, along with his translations of three shorter Old English poems ("The Fight at Finnsburg," "The Wanderer" [re-titled "A Meditation"], and "Deor") elucidate a major English text almost as well-known for its subtlety and intricacy as it is for its monsters and heroes."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Beowulf
- Dewey number
- 829/.3
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR1583
- LC item number
- .R56 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Ringler, Dick
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Epic poetry, English (Old)
- Altenglisch
- Lyrik
- Epic poetry, English (Old)
- Label
- Beowulf : a new translation for oral delivery, by Dick Ringler
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- About the cover art -- Prefatory note -- Map -- Introduction -- The story -- Oral and written Beowulfs -- Legend and lore -- Narrative strategies and structures -- The hero -- Christianity and the problem of violence -- The poet -- The meter of the translation -- Appendix -- Beowulf -- People and places in Beowulf -- Three shorter Old English poems -- The fight at Finnsburg -- A meditation -- "Deor" -- Suggestions for further reading
- Control code
- ocm85851472
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- cxiii, 188 p.
- Isbn
- 9780872208933
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2007009152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- ill., map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o85851472
- (OCoLC)85851472
- Label
- Beowulf : a new translation for oral delivery, by Dick Ringler
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- About the cover art -- Prefatory note -- Map -- Introduction -- The story -- Oral and written Beowulfs -- Legend and lore -- Narrative strategies and structures -- The hero -- Christianity and the problem of violence -- The poet -- The meter of the translation -- Appendix -- Beowulf -- People and places in Beowulf -- Three shorter Old English poems -- The fight at Finnsburg -- A meditation -- "Deor" -- Suggestions for further reading
- Control code
- ocm85851472
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- cxiii, 188 p.
- Isbn
- 9780872208933
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2007009152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o85851472
- (OCoLC)85851472
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