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Lockwood Press Beowulf and Beyond: Classic Anglo-Saxon Poems,
Book SynopsisBeowulf & Beyond is the first and only collection of translations into modern English to include not only Beowulf but all of the best-known works of Anglo-Saxon literature in one convenient volume. The texts translated here are taken chiefly from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People, The Exeter Book and the Anglo-Saxon Genesis, as well of course as Beowulf itself. Previously, students have had to buy a separate book to read essential works like "The Seafarer", required reading in all courses of early English literature. And even these may miss some of the greatest delights of this period: the wonderful stories from Bede, the charms, sayings, spells and riddles that inspire students to dig deeper into this strange and magical world. Dan Veach provides a brief introduction to each text, giving just enough background to allow the modern reader with no specialist knowledge to understand the historical context of the work and its author. There is a longer introduction to Beowulf, discussing the poem in some detail; its opening paragraph tells us: “Those returning [to Beowulf] with distant memories from school will be shocked to discover just how fantastic it really is—how chilling the drama, how delicious the scene-setting, how engaging the characters. These translations are, in the words of A.E. Stalling writing in the book’s Preface, the work of a “deeply learned translator who, at the same time, wears his learning so lightly, locating each work with a brief introduction and letting its humanity gleam through.” Dan Veach’s translations, which derive their power from cleaving "close to the bone" of the original Anglo-Saxon, capture the power and punch of the original in a supple verse that sweeps the reader irresistibly onward.Table of ContentsForeword Preface TALES FROM THE VENERABLE BEDE The Story of Caedmon Pope Gregory sees an Angle The Story of the Sparrow From the Venerable Bede, by A. E. Stallings Bede’s Death Song BLOOD & BATTLE Viking Attack on Lindisfarne The Battle of Brunanburg The Battle of Maldon Norman Invasion of 1066 LOVE & LOSS The Seafarer The Wife’s Lament The Husband’s Message The Wanderer BOLD SPIRITS From the Anglo-Saxon Genesis Satan’s Rebellion The Temptation The Sacrifice of Isaac Dream of the Rood Judith MAGIC & MYSTERY Magic Spells To Heal the Land For a Swarm of Bees Charms for Childbirth Maxims Riddles #25. “I’m a wonderful creature” #27. “I’m treasured by men, found far and wide” #44. “It hangs in splendor by a man’s thigh” #5. “I’m a lonely wretch, wounded by iron” #61. “Sometimes a lady locks me” #46. “A man sat at wine with two wives” #45. “I hear tell of something” #47. “A moth munching on words” #54. “The young man came” Answers to Riddles BEOWULF Episodes Introduction Beowulf I. Grendel II. Grendel’s Mother III. The Dragon The Finnsburg Fragment Selected Readings and Media
£16.62
White Pine Press Returning Home: Poems of Tao Yuan-Ming
Book SynopsisTao Yuan-ming stands first in the line of China’s great lyric poets. Tao Yuan-ming, who lived around 400 A.D., stands first in the line of China’s great lyric poets. Just as the Impressionists taught us to see in a new way, Tao taught the Chinese a lyrical attitude toward life. Creator of an intimate, honest, plain-spoken style, Tao was a man whose life spoke as eloquently as his art. Indeed, no poet’s life and art have ever been more of a piece. Born into corrupt and turbulent times, Tao resigned his post as Magistrate, choosing to live the humble and difficult life of a farmer. He and his family would pay dearly for this choice, enduring hunger, cold and poverty. But he never wavered from it, holding steadfastly to the Confucian virtue of “firmness in adversity.” For a scholar to live this kind of reclusive life, giving up wealth and power, represented the highest moral virtue to the Chinese Tao was given the posthumous title “Summoned Scholar of Tranquil Integrity.” Integrity is certainly the first word that springs to mind in thinking of Tao.Trade Review"This book of beautifully rendered translations of Tao Yuan Ming's poetry is a gift to all poetry lovers. It provides a comprehensive view of the ancient sage's life, and includes all of his most beloved poems." —Yun Wang, author of The Book of Mirrors “The introduction is perfect, and the translations make me feel like I’m there. They’ve got me drinking rice wine again.” —Red Pine translator of Dancing with the Dead: The Essential Red Pine Translations
£12.60
