Whose Beowulf is it anyway? Review of Electronic Beowulf [CD-Rom]
'Beowulf? .... that's by Seamus Heaney. Sorry we're sold out.' It is hardly surprising that Heaney's new translation of Beowulf should seem like a completely new work. It has been a very long time since Grendel's mother was on the archaeology reading list, let alone...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of York
2001-01-01
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Series: | Internet Archaeology |
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Online Access: | http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue9/reviews/beowulf.html |
Summary: | 'Beowulf? .... that's by Seamus Heaney.
Sorry we're sold out.' It is hardly surprising that Heaney's new translation of Beowulf should seem like a completely new work. It has been a very long time since Grendel's mother was on the archaeology reading list, let alone among the best sellers. The new translation has a parallel, less popular but in many respects more interesting, product from the British Library in the shape of Electronic Beowulf, a CD-Rom (or two) which provides virtual access to the medieval manuscript itself. |
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ISSN: | 1363-5387 |