Beowulf by burton raffel arts and humanities flashcards. Burton nathan raffel april 27, 1928 september 29, 2015 was an american translator, a poet and a teacher. Thus fleet cooper captures the rhythms and nuances of beowulf for audiobook listeners without the disruptions that a reader might encounter, such as footnotes. Beowulf is an old english epic poem written anonymously around 975 ad. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information. The noble simplicity of beowulfs anonymous anglosaxon singer is recaptured in this vivid translation by burton raffel. Jan 30, 2015 audio version of burton raffel s translation of beowulf stay safe and healthy. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Brought beowulf as a guard against grendel and a shield. See a complete list of the characters in beowulf and indepth analyses of beowulf, grendel, hrothgar, unferth, wiglaf, grendels mother, and the dragon. Burton raffels 1963 verse translation of beowulf remains popular due to its simple, accessible language.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Burton raffel born 1928 is a translator, a poet and a teacher. Burton raffel has taught english, classics, and comparative literature at universities in the united states, israel, and canada. Audio version of burton raffels translation of beowulf. Beowulf audiobook translated by burton raffel duration. The epic from beowulf, translated by burton raffel. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Beowulf epic are the stories of dream and legend, of monsters and of godfashioned weapons, of descents to the underworld and of fights with dragons, of the heros quest and of a community threat ened by the powers of evil. Bibliographytranslation of the seafarer by burton raffeltranslation of the seafarer by ezra pound. This is important because there are different words and lines that are in this translation as well as a significant amount of framework story that is not in this translation.
Beowulf is a great story and tells the story of a hero to the people of tribe in europe. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The new world translation was translated by 5 men and only one had some college training, 3 had not graduated from high school and none were bible scholars. Weve heard of danish heroes, ancient kings and the glory they cut. Written by an unknown monk the original story has been translated into english. I just ordered the diaries of adam and eve for my next audiobook.
His books include translations of beowulf, the complete poetry and prose of chairil anwar, from the vietnamese, ten centuries of poetry, the complete poetry of osip emilevich mandelstam with alla burago, poems from the old english, and the annotated milton. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Comparison of translations of the seafarer by burton raffel. Outside in the darkness, however, lurks the monster grendel, a murderous creature who poses a great danger to the people inside the banquet hall. New american library, 1963 epic poetry, english old 159 pages. Heaneys performance reminds us that beowulf, written near the turn of another millennium, was intended to be heard not read. Beowulf is an old english poem about a geatish hero who comes to denmark to kill a monster beowulf comes to the aid of hrothgar, king of the danes, to fight the monster grendel. This section covers chapter 22 to the end of the poem.
Jan 30, 2015 audio version of burton raffels translation of beowulf. Pound does a superior job of mixing anglosaxon tradition with modern english words. Translator burton raffel has taught english, classics, and comparative literature at universities in the united states, israel, and canada. Kiernans electronic beowulf cd images of the original manuscript text of this section, and an mp3 file of ben slade reading it in old english, are here.
It survives in a single manuscript known as the nowell codex. Translated by burton raffel glossary of names located at end of text. The earliest extant poem in a modern european language, beowulf was composed 400 years before the norman conquest. A powerful monster, hwng down in the darkness, growled in pain, impatient 4, r. Creed, on folkways records entitled lyrics from the old english. Burton raffel s 1963 verse translation of beowulf remains popular due to its simple, accessible language. This literature guide for beowulf is for the burton raffel translation. In 1964, raffel recorded an album along with robert p. How shild made slaves of soldiers from every 5 land, crowds of captives hed beaten. And poetry, as everyone knows, should be read aloud. Raffel was born in new york city in 1928 an alumnus of james madison high school in brooklyn, new york 1944, he earned a b. Beowulf audiobook part 2 translated by burton raffel. As the epic begins, we are introduced to king hrothgar, a revered and successful leader who has ruled the danes for many years.
A new translation with an introduction by burton raffel. He has translated many poems, including the anglosaxon epic beowulf. Beowulf by raffel, burton author mass market paperbound on 03jun2008. Unferths challenge from beowulf translated by burton raffel. Students should also be introduced to the germanic and anglosaxon literary device of kenning. Where can i find burton raffels translation of beowulf online. This displays hubris because unferth was making fun of beowulf for losing against brecca when, technically, beowulf won because he killed 9 other sea monsters and protected the people of the danes. The anonymous author of this classic text wrote in soaring poetry that lesslie hall translated here.
The story has to be read a couple of times to fully graft the meaning from the story, and gives the reader the opportunity to reflect if such a story could be true. Burton raffel reads chapters 22 and 23 and much of 35 and 36. Learning ally is a united states 501c3 tax exempt organization, id. The noble simplicity of beowulf s anonymous anglosaxon singer is recaptured in this vivid translation by burton raffel. By translated by burton raffel beowulf 19630116 paperback by translated by burton raffel.
Beowulf audiobook part 2 translated by burton raffel youtube. Beowulf is the conventional title of an old english heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of anglosaxon literature. Unferths challenge from beowulf translated by burton raffel unferth spoke, ecglafs son, who sat at hrothgars feet, spoke harshly 235 and sharp vexed by beowulfs adventure, by their visitors courage, and angry that anyone in denmark or anywhere on earth had. Beowulf literature guide, translation by burton raffel tpt. Can you give me the website that has the audiobook. Odes, epodes, epistles, satires, the complete poetry and prose of chairil anwar, from the vietnamese, ten centuries of poetry, the complete poetry of osip emilevich, mandelstram with alla burago, and poems from the.
Beowulf translated by burton raffel the selection opens during an evening of celebration at herot, the banquet hall of the danish king hrothgar. On translating beowulf glossary of names genealogies. Free beowulf audio book at this site, you can download an audio reading of the entire text of beowulf in a contemporary english translation for free. Burton raffel author of beowulf with related readings. Hml1240b author online 40 reading 2c relate the characters, setting, and. Click to read more about beowulf a new translation with an introd. Kenning is usually a twoword metaphorical name for something, such as searoad for ocean 30, line 239. As a work of art, it rings with a beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for more. Burton raffel is professor emeritus at the university of louisiana at lafayette and an eminent poet and translator. The version by raffel seems less foreign and confusing, but it loses some of its complexity and overall poetic feel. First page of the beowulf manuscript this scan of the first page of the only surviving manuscript of beowulf shows what the work of anglosaxon scribes actually looked like. The words have been altered to match the cults erroneous teachings that have never come true.
Sep, 2016 this section covers chapter 22 to the end of the poem. Some scholars have criticized it, however, for its lack of subtlety and accuracy in. Read the original text of beowulf along with a sidebyside translation in plain english. As a social document, this great epic poem reflects a feudal, newly christian world of heroes and monsters, blood and victory and death. Mar 01, 2009 the new world translation was translated by 5 men and only one had some college training, 3 had not graduated from high school and none were bible scholars. This displays hubris because unferth was making fun of beowulf for loosing against brecca when technically beowulf won because he killed 9 other sea monsters and he is also protecting the people of the danes. Beowulf rings with beauty, power, and artistry that have kept it alive for a thousand years. The american linguist, john nist, writes of beowulfs immense excitementand to sneak in one medievalist, american of course, stanley greenfield sums it all up by referring to the magnificence of beowulf as an epic or heroic poem.
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