tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post83587667301289701..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: Beowulf translated by J.R.R. Tolkien, and Sellic Spell by J.R.R. TolkienJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-14984640026603716582019-04-04T19:00:33.092-04:002019-04-04T19:00:33.092-04:00Thanks for the recommendation.Thanks for the recommendation.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-18313868383811344442019-04-02T23:28:51.959-04:002019-04-02T23:28:51.959-04:00If you have not read the Seamus Heaney translation...If you have not read the Seamus Heaney translation of Beowulf, then I highly recommend it! The Tolkien translation had some interesting bits (particularly in the notes) but the Seamus Heaney translation is probably more readable. I have read it twice.Beth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00181538167994145152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-2291093203009061582017-04-15T13:11:32.796-04:002017-04-15T13:11:32.796-04:00It is challenging for sure. I liked the movie too....It is challenging for sure. I liked the movie too...but it was a significant departure from the original.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-52408390924983886792017-04-12T21:29:45.314-04:002017-04-12T21:29:45.314-04:00I found it challenging to read too (I had to read ...I found it challenging to read too (I had to read it once for an English class). I like the tale though, but enjoyed the movie than the poem itself.Zezee with Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942259282896597134noreply@blogger.com