Description: The Word-Hoard Beowulf by Peter Ramey The Word-Hoard Beowulf is the first translation and popular commentary to take seriously the religious dimension of this venerable text. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Beowulf is the product of a profoundly religious imagination, but the significance of the poems Christianity has been downplayed or denied altogether. The Word-Hoard Beowulf is the first translation and popular commentary to take seriously the religious dimension of this venerable text. While generations of students know that Beowulf represents a confluence of Christianity and paganism, this version-informed by J. R. R. Tolkiens theory of language as the repository of myth-opens the hood to track the poems inner religious workings. It brings to light the essential Old English vocabulary, incorporating into the translation the divine titles used for God, specific names for evil and nonhuman creatures, and the precise language employed for providence and fate, along with terminology for kinship and heroism. Such features are not found in any other modern English translation, including Tolkiens, whose text was never intended for publication. The Word-Hoard Beowulf draws upon Tolkiens ideas and commentaries, however, to render a poem whose metaphysical vision takes front and center, delivering a richly restorative version of this early medieval masterpiece. The text is preceded by an introduction detailing the poems religious motivations and cultural context, and is accompanied by an expansive commentary. In short, this version allows readers to perceive precisely how in Beowulf (as Tolkien puts it) "the new Scripture and the old tradition touched and ignited" to produce the earliest English epic. Author Biography PETER RAMEY is Associate Professor of English at Northern State University, where he teaches courses on medieval English literature, Latin, and linguistics. He has published articles on Beowulf and on Old and Middle English in Modern Philology, Philological Quarterly, and other scholarly journals, while also writing for a broader audience in his essays in Public Discourse and Front Porch Republic. Details ISBN162138912X Author Peter Ramey Pages 188 Publisher Angelico Press Year 2023 ISBN-13 9781621389125 Format Paperback Publication Date 2023-03-02 Imprint Angelico Press Subtitle A Translation with Commentary Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141031940;
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