FTP, what is this Old English poem that includes the defeat of the monster Grendel?
A recent translation of this literary work used such diverse inspirations as Gerard Manley Hopkins, W.R. Rogers, and the translator's barely-literate aunt to create a version notable for its unique versification and juxtapositions with the original text, the result of twenty years work by Seamus Heaney. Consisting of over 3,000 lines, it opens with the mysterious arrival of Scyld Scefing from across the sea, and goes on to tell of the title figure's death fighting a dragon with Wiglaf fifty years after coming to the aid of Hrothgar. FTP, what is this Old English poem that includes the defeat of the monster Grendel?
A recent translation of this literary work used such diverse inspirations as Gerard Manley Hopkins, W.R. Rogers, and the translator's barely-literate aunt to create a version notable for its unique versification and juxtapositions with the original text, the result of twenty years work by Seamus Heaney.
Beowulf