“Beowulf is usually seen as a masculine text, but I think that's somewhat unfair. The poem, while (with one exception) not structured around the actions of women, does contain extensive portrayals of motherhood and peace-weaving marital compromise, female warriors, and speculation on what it means to lose a son.” CultureFeminismGenderGrievingAmbiguityTranslationGender StudiesBeowulf Book:Beowulf Source: Beowulf
“... Whose forbidden hold was this? What had he provoked? He wrapped trembling fingers around the first small, shining thing he found, and fled. For the vault was more than a treasury: piles of preciouses nested beneath the coils of a snoring serpent. It was a bed.” PoetryDragonsEpicDragonTranslationHoardingBeowulf Book:Beowulf Source: Beowulf
“Like everyone who's ever translated this text, I had some fun.” LiteracyScholarshipEnglishTranslationOld EnglishTranslatingBeowulf Book:Beowulf Source: Beowulf
