tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283756055019088794.post6644093982185096256..comments2023-05-08T11:17:36.811-04:00Comments on Book Awards Reading Challenge: Beowulf1morechapterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04919728304715220778noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283756055019088794.post-73140610146858917342007-07-24T11:07:00.000-04:002007-07-24T11:07:00.000-04:00I have read Beowulf in other translations as well,...I have read Beowulf in other translations as well, and Heaney's takes it to a whole other level. He really brings the actions alive!<BR/>Great review!alethe16https://www.blogger.com/profile/05676420104053302832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283756055019088794.post-27821443433603612472007-07-17T13:24:00.000-04:002007-07-17T13:24:00.000-04:00I love this version of Beowulf so much. Heaney's ...I love this version of Beowulf so much. Heaney's translation (and his voice) are perfect.1morechapterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919728304715220778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283756055019088794.post-82641064972678447732007-07-13T12:18:00.000-04:002007-07-13T12:18:00.000-04:00This was one of my all-time favorite classics. Whi...This was one of my all-time favorite classics. While I haven't read this particular version of it (its been, literally, decades since I've read it), your review makes me want to give it a fresh read.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049202849655223687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283756055019088794.post-45544793426325645752007-07-13T08:57:00.000-04:002007-07-13T08:57:00.000-04:00So glad you really enjoyed it! I loved this versio...So glad you really enjoyed it! I loved this version; I've read another version but this is infinitely the better, the characters seem that much more alive, and the action more exciting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283756055019088794.post-36203439281220029372007-07-13T00:31:00.000-04:002007-07-13T00:31:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing this review. I'll be studying ...Thanks for sharing this review. I'll be studying Beowulf (this version) with my kids this coming school year in Omnibus II.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374740837049743495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283756055019088794.post-50154030961383454942007-07-12T19:38:00.000-04:002007-07-12T19:38:00.000-04:00Great review, Petunia. I am also familiar with the...Great review, Petunia. I am also familiar with the story, but have never read the whole thing. Looks like this is the translation to pick up.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7283756055019088794.post-89721867917912527012007-07-12T18:44:00.000-04:002007-07-12T18:44:00.000-04:00I love seeing such positive reviews of the classic...I love seeing such positive reviews of the classics, and I loved your saying folks who like LOTR will do fine with this. It is full of adventure and emotion, as you say.Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.com