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Beowulf translation is a whole academic field, the translation has been debated ad nauseum for 100s of years, Tolkien had his own translation and opinion, which differed from others. One additional scholar adding his own interpretation doesn't necessarily overturn anything. There is not enough detail in this article to know how compelling the case is or what the counter arguments would be.
*SO* let me tell you further fun facts about carbonyl chemistry…
Works. Those Anglo-Saxons knew what they were about.
You could always read the Maria Dahvana Headley translation that starts with "Bro!": https://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/beowulf-bro "Bro! Tell me we still know how to speak of kings! In the old days, everyone knew what men were: brave, bold, glory-bound. Only stories now, but I’ll sound the Spear-Danes’ song, hoarded for hungry times."
her adaptation, The Mere Wife, needs to get adapted to film or series yesterday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mere_Wife
Beowulf translation is a whole academic field, the translation has been debated ad nauseum for 100s of years, Tolkien had his own translation and opinion, which differed from others. One additional scholar adding his own interpretation doesn't necessarily overturn anything. There is not enough detail in this article to know how compelling the case is or what the counter arguments would be.
Edit: Oh, the PF article is from 2013, so this must be the actual publication after all.
It's an interesting idea, but I'm thrown by "a count" in "should be taken into a count by future translations"
Amusingly, the source article [0] linked to in TFA does not contain the same error: > “I’d like to say that the interpretation I have put forward should be taken into account by future translations,” he said. 0: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/new...
It's an interesting idea, but I'm thrown by "a count" in "should be taken into a count by future translations"
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Amusingly, the source article [0] linked to in TFA does not contain the same error: > “I’d like to say that the interpretation I have put forward should be taken into account by future translations,” he said. 0: https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/new...
Is this the Beowulf translation field equivalent of incorrectly correcting someone's correct use of the their/there/they're homophones?