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The date of Beowulf, debated for almost a century, is a small question with large consequences. Does the poem provide us with an accurate if idealized view of early Germanic culture? Or is it rather a creature of nostalgia and imagination, born of the desire of a later age to create for itself a glorious past? If we cannot decide when, between the 5th and 11th centuries, the poem was composed, we cannot distinguish what elements in Beowulf belong properly to the history of material culture, to the history of myth and legend, to political history, or to the development of the English literary imagination.This book represents both individual and concerted attempts to deal with this important question, and presents one of the most important inconclusions in the study of Old English. The contributors raise so many doubts, turn up so much new and disturbing information, dismantle so many long-accepted scholarly constructs that Beowulf studies will never be the same: henceforth every discussion of the poem and its period will begin with reference to this volume.

Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio. Books shipped within 24 hours. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio. New and unread. Original Anglo-Saxon text and modern English verse translation, by our very own Franciscan University of Steubenville Professor and Ohio Valley denizen Ben Reinhard. 'Dating from the age of Bede the Venerable, Beowulf is the quintessential Anglo-Saxon poem, the 'heroic-elegaic' of man versus monsters. The hero, Beowulf, defends the Danes against the rampaging Grendel and his monstrous mother, and returns home, where he lives long and prosperously. At lifeâs end, however, he must confront the final foe, death, in battle with a dragon, deadly and ancient. 'This new verse translation by Ben J. Reinhard is a notable achievement in literal fidelity and poetic form, producing a formal equivalent to the original text with a noble and somber style of its own. Complementing the translation are the Old English text, a critical introduction, and detailed explanatory notes that ground the poem in traditional criticism and the Catholic intellectual tradition. Subject of seemingly countless efforts of analysis, criticism, and translation, Beowulf is nevertheless 'not spent,' Reinhard notes in his introduction, because 'like all great works, its message can never be exhausted.' This measureless source of meaning is made possible by the poemâs unique character as described by J. R. R. Tolkien: âThe whole thing is sombre, tragic, sinister, curiously real.⦠It is laden with history, leading back into the dark heathen ages beyond the memory of song, but not beyond the reach of imagination.â

Dating from the eighth century, Táin Bó Cúailnge is the oldest Irish epic, a heroic mythic tale on par with Beowulf and The Aeneid. The sprawling, dramatic tale of the legendary warrior Cú Chulainn and his battle against the invading army of Connacht over the fabled Brown Bull of Cooley, The Táin is an enthralling epic of heroism, magic, bloodshed, and betrayal. The wellspring of Irish literature from Yeats to Joyce, The Táin is the story of the emergence of a hero with superhuman strength and supernatural powers. It is a paean to the Irish landscape and a bawdy and contentious marital farce. Filled with phenomenal battle scenes of hand-to-hand combat and clashes between massive armies, Cú Chulainns heroic exploits contain the historical seeds of the struggle for Irish nationalism as well as the mythic roots of the traditional Irish love of nature. Carsons lively, conversational rendition of The Táin will bring the adventures of the legendary Irish hero to a new generation of readers interested in epic poetry and Irish history. In the first translation in forty years, Carson brings this seminal work of literature fully to life, capturing all the visceral power of the ancient epic. It is truly a classic for our time.

A stunning new translation brings Ireland’s greatest epic tale alive for a new generation Dating from the eighth century, Táin Bó Cúailnge is the oldest Irish epic, a heroic mythic tale on par with Beowulf and The Aeneid. The sprawling, dramatic tale of the legendary warrior Cú Chulainn and his battle against the invading army of Connacht over the fabled Brown Bull of Cooley, The Táin is an enthralling epic of heroism, magic, bloodshed, and betrayal. The wellspring of Irish literature from Yeats to Joyce, The Táin is the story of the emergence of a hero with superhuman strength and supernatural powers. It is a paean to the Irish landscape and a bawdy and contentious marital farce. Filled with phenomenal battle scenes of hand-to-hand combat and clashes between massive armies, Cú Chulainn’s heroic exploits contain the historical seeds of the struggle for Irish nationalism as well as the mythic roots of the traditional Irish love of nature. Carson’s lively, conversational rendition of The Táin will bring the adventures of the legendary Irish hero to a new generation of readers interested in epic poetry and Irish history. In the first translation in forty years, Carson brings this seminal work of literature fully to life, capturing all the visceral power of the ancient epic. It is truly a classic for our time.