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The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetryedited by J alum Ramazani, Richard Elhnann, and Robert O'Clair
The Norton Anthology of Poetryedited by Margaret Ferguson, Mary Jo Salter, and Jon Stallu'orthy
The Norton Anthology of Short Fictionedited t) R. V. Cassill and Richard Battsch
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticismedited by Vincent B. Leitch et al.
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AjmRTON CRITICAL EDITION
BEOWULFA VERSE TRANSLATION
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AUTHORITATIVE TEXTCONTEXTSCRITICISM
Translated by
SEAMUS HEANEYHARVARD UNIVERSITY
Edited byDANIEL DONOGHUE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
WW- NORTON & COMPANY • New York • London
Contents
This title is printed on permanent paper containing 30 percent post-consumerwaste recycled fiber.
Copyright © 2002 by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.BEOWULF: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney. Copyright © 2000 bySeamus Heaney. Reprinted with the permission of W. W. Norton &Company, Inc.All rights reserved.Printed in the United States of America.First Edition.The text of this book is composed in Fairfield Mediumwith the display set in Bernhard Modern.Composition by Binghamton Valley Composition.Manufacturing by the Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group.Book design by Antonina Krass.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataBeowulf—a verse translation : authoritative text, contexts, criticism / translatedby Seamus Heaney ; edited by Daniel Donoghue.
p. cm.—(A Norton critical edition)Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-393-97580-0 (pbk.)
1. Epic poetry, English (Old)—Modernized versions. 2. Epic poetry,English (Old)—History and criticism. 3. Epic poetry, English (Old)4. Scandinavia—Poetry. 5. Monsters—Poetry. 6. Dragons—Poetry. 7. Heroes—Poetry. 8. Beowulf. I. Heaney,Seamus. II. Donoghue, Daniel, 1956- III. Series.PR1583 .H43 2001829'.3—dc21
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List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsOld English Language and PoeticsTranslator's Introduction
The Text of Beowulf
ContextsBruce Mitchell and Fred C. Robinson • The Beoxvulf
ManuscriptGenesis 4.1-16
Cain and AbelHall-Feasts and the QueenGrettir the Strong and the TrollwomanThe Frisian Slaughter: Episode and FragmentAlcuin • "What has Ingeld to do with Christ?"Gregory of Lours • History of the Franks
LLIygelac's Raid into Frisia]William of Malmesbury • [Genealogy of the Royal Family
of Wessex]On the Wars between the Swedes and the GeatsGenealogies of the Royal Families in BeowulfThe Kingdoms and Tribes of BeowulfMAP: The Scandinavian Setting of BeowulfR. D. Folk and Joseph Harris • Beowulf's Name
CriticismJ. R. R. Tolkien • Beowulf. Thejylcvnsjerejtnd the^CriticsJohn Leyerle • The Interlace Structure of BeowulfJane Chance • The Structural Unity of Beowulf. The Problem
of G rendel's MotherRoberta Frank • The Beowulf Poet's Sense of HistoryFred C. Robinson • The Tomb of Beowulf
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