Nice reflective piece on Beowulf, the poem and the movie, at Litkicks.
Filed under: books, movies, reading Tagged: | Beowulf, Litkicks
I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago on paisleyandplaid.worlpress.com. You might find it interesting. I taught high school British literature for many year.
O, Beowulf, Beowulf, must I read Beowulf?
You must! Try the Seamus Heaney translation.
Can’t I just read Grendel?
I really think you’d prefer Beowulf.
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I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago on paisleyandplaid.worlpress.com. You might find it interesting. I taught high school British literature for many year.
O, Beowulf, Beowulf, must I read Beowulf?
You must! Try the Seamus Heaney translation.
Can’t I just read Grendel?
I really think you’d prefer Beowulf.
[...] 15, 2007 · No Comments If, like me, the thought of a CGI-encrusted, 3-D, Neil-Gaiman-authored, simulated-nude Beowulf (now with more [...]