Jonathan Farley answers “does anyone else read and reread this?”

Kathleen Hunter asked this question about Beowulf:

does anyone else read and reread this?

Jonathan Farley I learned Old English especially to read it. I dip into it regularly and probably reread it at least once every two years or so.

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Stephen Wow that's a really neat story. Thanks for sharing that. Do you enjoy Heaney's rendering though for its own sake, as a masterpiece of modern English? ...more
Jan 13, 2016 12:49PM · flag

Jonathan Farley As literature, his Beowulf is incredible. As a translation of the original, it leaves a great deal to be desired. He takes quite a few liberties with ...more
Jan 13, 2016 11:14PM · flag

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