Beowulf
Headley, Maria Dahvana
| Autor: | Headley, Maria Dahvana |
|---|---|
| Themengebiete: | Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Märchen, Sage Generationenromane - Familiensagas Großbritannien / Roman, Erzählung Heldensage Literaturwissenschaft Sage / Heldensage Skandinavien / Roman, Erzählung |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 08.03.2021 |
| EAN: | 9781911617822 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Scribe UK |
| Untertitel: | a new feminist translation of the epic poem |
Produktinformationen "Beowulf"
A GUARDIAN, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, AND IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A new, feminist translation of Beowulf by the author of the acclaimed novel The Mere Wife. Nearly twenty years after Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf - and fifty years after the translation that continues to torment students around the world - there is a radical new verse interpretation of the epic poem by Maria Dahvana Headley, which brings to light elements never before translated into English. A man seeks to prove himself as a hero. A monster seeks silence in his territory. A warrior seeks to avenge her murdered son. A dragon ends it all. These familiar components of the epic poem are seen with a novelist's eye towards gender, genre, and history. Beowulf has always been a tale of entitlement and encroachment - of powerful men seeking to become more powerful and one woman seeking justice for her child - but this version brings new context to an old story. While crafting her contemporary adaptation, Headley unearthed significant shifts lost over centuries of translation.
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