Beowulf: A Verse Translation for Students

by Edward L. Risden

A Verse Translation for Students offers the famed Anglo-Saxon epic in Modern English. Noted Beowulf scholar E. L. Risden has crafted a translation that is accessible even to students with no previous familiarity with medieval literature, preserving the beauty of the original verse without sacrificing accuracy. Risden’s translation presents the tale of the warrior Beowulf and his lifetime of intrigue, heroic deeds, and battles with monsters, and his ultimate confrontation with a dragon. Risden’s Beowulf is the exciting yarn of adventure that should electrify the imagination of every student.

Genres: Fiction

121 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Danielle]

😅 I read it, but did I READ it? I think not. I kept thinking I was following along and then suddenly I’d be like “who the hell are you?” or “where the hell did that come from?” Maybe I grabbed the wrong translation for me? Or maybe it’s just how it was written to begin with. It flows, but it’s also choppy. And there’s nothing that breaks it up, or maybe it’s stories within stories? I think if you have a background in reading Shakespeare, you’ll have a better time with this. I’ll try again sometime down the road. In the meantime, I’m gonna try to find a good movie version to help me out.

[Matt]

This is a classic, and it is an important piece of literature, so I have to give it 5 stars. With that being said, if I'm being honest, I had a hard time retaining all of the information that I was absorbing. Luckily, this version that I read had a lot of helpful information at the front of the book.