Beowulf - Seven Translations

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Beowulf - Translated by Johann Köberl - I believe this version of Beowulf was translated by Johann Köberl, but I am unsure of the year. It features the Old English and Modern English lines of the poem side-by-side. Beowulf - Translated by Clarence
Griffin Child - This PDF file contains Clarence Griffin Child's
translation of Beowulf and his notes, but does not include his lengthy introductory sketch. It is also a very clear
copy to read. This translation was published in in 1904. Beowulf - Translated by A. Diedrich Wackerbarth - This is a 1849 translation of Beowulf, and the PDF file consists of actual images from the pages of the book. Beowulf - Translated by Francis
B. Gummere - This is a 1910 translation of Beowulf, with notes.
If you are going to buy a translation of Beowulf in book-form, I enjoyed reading Seamus Heaney's award-winning 2000 translation, Beowulf: A New Verse Translation. It is available in a bilingual version with the Old English and Modern translation side-by-side, or in a version that includes numerous literary and historical essays about Beowulf. Either way, I don't think you could go wrong with this one... |
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