R.M. Liuzza's Broadview edition of Beowulf was published at almost
exactly the same time as Seamus Heaney's; in reviewing the two
together in July 2000 for The New York Review of Books, Frank
Kermode concluded that both translations were superior to their
predecessors, and that it was impossible to choose between the two:
"the less celebrated translator can be matched with the famous
one," he wrote, and "Liuzza's book is in some respects more useful
than Heaney's." Ever since, the Liuzza Beowulf has remained among
the top sellers on the Broadview list. With this volume readers
will now be able to enjoy a much broader selection of Old English
poetry in translations by Liuzza. As the collection demonstrates,
the range and diversity of the works that have survived is
extraordinary - from heartbreaking sorrow to wide-eyed wonder, from
the wisdom of old age to the hot blood of battle and to the deepest
and most poignant loneliness. There is breathless storytelling and
ponderous cataloguing; there is fervent religious devotion and
playful teasing. The poems translated here are meant to provide a
sense of some of this range and diversity; in doing so they also
offer significant portions of three of the important manuscripts of
Old English poetry - the Vercelli Book, the Junius Manuscript and
the Exeter Book.
General
Imprint: |
Broadview Press
|
Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
March 2014 |
Editors: |
R.M. Liuzza
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-55481-157-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-55481-157-0 |
Barcode: |
9781554811571 |
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