tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post2726792641193503802..comments2024-02-05T01:55:53.566-08:00Comments on Gently Mad: Beowolf translated by Seamus Heaney photos edited by John D. NilesSharon Wilfonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-17786793619302001682012-12-21T08:25:58.423-08:002012-12-21T08:25:58.423-08:00Thanks, Zohar. I will look it up. (Just what I ne...Thanks, Zohar. I will look it up. (Just what I need; one more book to buy:)Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-43990809359077740322012-12-21T04:52:53.693-08:002012-12-21T04:52:53.693-08:00Sharon, I was reading this and though that this bo...Sharon, I was reading this and though that this book is right up your alley.<br /><br />From Gabriel to Lucifer: A Cultural History of Angels by Valery Rees http://gu.com/p/3ctkp/tw via @guardianMan of la Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561603511163982556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-28912852914930008092012-12-17T06:50:18.325-08:002012-12-17T06:50:18.325-08:00Brian: This is a beautiful book and I'm glad ...Brian: This is a beautiful book and I'm glad it's a part of my library.<br />Regarding reading the Old English translation: my sister, in her Master's degree program for Eng. Lit had to read the entire thing in Old English.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-59866832324279145652012-12-17T02:59:05.985-08:002012-12-17T02:59:05.985-08:00Thanks for the review. I had read a different tran...Thanks for the review. I had read a different translation about ten years ago. I remember I had a "double edition" with Old English on one side. Though I do not read Old English either it was interesting to glance over and compare. I wonder how many people can read Old English these days.<br /><br />I had heard of this translation and have had my eyes on it.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-73725544620324620352012-12-16T18:58:56.847-08:002012-12-16T18:58:56.847-08:00I think you could. The poetry flows pretty fluidl...I think you could. The poetry flows pretty fluidly.<br />Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-23025782723591016232012-12-16T18:34:50.352-08:002012-12-16T18:34:50.352-08:00Good job on the review and actually reading this e...Good job on the review and actually reading this epic poem, I don't think I could have done so.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ManOfLaBook.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ManOfLaBook.com</a>Man of la Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561603511163982556noreply@blogger.com