| 单词 | Beowulf |
| 例句 | Gently, carefully, with a stroking softness that was nearly pity, Beowulf put his hands about Her neck, and strangled Her. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He said: "I am Beowulf, who am myself." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a small person, slim and agile, which was partly why Beowulf had chosen him for the job. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, King Hygelac had a nephew, and his nephew's name was Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf was the rare kind of person who makes strength of his own weaknesses. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, this is more exciting than Beowulf. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “You have a poem also, Alexander? Well, this is one delightful surprise after another, children! Let’s hear it, then. Beowulf, come here next to me, and let your brother have the stage.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf had come to some good now, and those same court-wits had to eat their words when everyone learned what he had done against the monsters in the land of the Danes. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z They told stories of all the heroes that ever lived, and said their deeds were small compared with what brave Beowulf had done in a single night. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Old soldiers—some of them survivors of that brave fourteen who had gone with Beowulf against Grendel—sat with their ale in the evening under golden-budded oaks and fought over battles long-ago. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the smell of the fen, once he was out in it, that surprised Beowulf most. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The first thing Beowulf noticed was the smell. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf rode on one of the horses Hrothgar had given him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Room had to be made for the treasures Hrothgar had heaped on Beowulf, chiefly gold and horses. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf went on calmly: "If you love your country—as I'm sure you do—then you'll help, not hinder us. Show us the way to the great hall Heorot." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But Beowulf wound his own legs round a pillar. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf found a collection of the speeches of Cicero and offered them proudly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “A pleasure, I’m sure—oops! Start over, sorry. Beowulf. A pleasure, I’m sure.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z "And this," said Beowulf, "I would give to you, dear aunt." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He rested his jutting jaw on his hand, and welcomed Beowulf without much confidence. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “However did you settle upon Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Allow me to present Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia. Children, this is your mistress, Lady Ashton.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But just what that danger was, and the doom it held in store for Her, She did not know until Beowulf began to speak, easily, boldly, in a voice that made the whole cave ring. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "Everything. Maybe you'll remember that Beowulf fought a monster. Maybe you'll remember that 'To be or not to be' is Hamlet, not Macbeth. . . . "But everything else? Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z You had to know Old English and the History of the English Language and a representative selection of all that had been written from Beowulf to the present day. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Beowulf scampered to the toy box and returned with a tin soldier. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But Beowulf said: "No, I am no usurper. I do not want the crown while anyone lives who has a better right to wear it." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf stood back and wiped his hands on his golden collar. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "A fit quality in a king," said Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexander, Beowulf, and Cassiopeia sat across from her, along with the Earl of Maytag, Baron Hoover, and a woman whom Penelope quickly identified as the baroness due to the way she scowled at the baron. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They brought the slave to Beowulf, and he told his story. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The book is Beowulf, so I’m completely prepared. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Alexander and Beowulf stepped out from behind the screen . The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf seized handfuls of white linen napkins, quickly shredded them with his teeth, and flung them in the air around her. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Then Beowulf thanked the coastguard for showing them the way, and led his men along the winding stone road to Heorot. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z They had heard the story before, of course, but never so plainly from Beowulf's lips. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "No sword! But how—?" "Does Grendel use a sword?" demanded Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z And Wealhtheow gave Beowulf a ring of the purest gold to wear on his finger, and a golden collar to carry about his neck. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf was gnawing on his own shoe, and Cassiopeia let out a tiny whimper, but Penelope felt she had their attention. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf smiled, and gazed to the east where dawn was in the wind. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But Beowulf walked among them coolly, advising restraint. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf laid his hand on the coastguard's shoulder. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf halted his men when they came to the crack that led to the Firedrake's den. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But Beowulf stood firm, holding the monster in a grip so tight that it almost made his own big fingers crack and the bones poke out of the straining flesh. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf handed it to Penelope so she could see the title. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Before anyone could stop him, Beowulf unbuckled the fancy collar that Reginald wore and pressed it hard against the hand of the dog’s owner. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But Queen Wealhtheow caught at his sleeve and whispered to him to wait and see what Beowulf had to say. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw that Beowulf had left his sword stuck in the top of the mound. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z As a boy, he had been fond of playing with bees—Beowulf means "the bee- hunter"—and one day an angry swarm had attacked his face, stinging his cheeks and eyelids rather badly. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He suddenly noticed something about Beowulf that had escaped his attention before. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z However, it was not merely for their skill as warriors that Beowulf picked them. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not know this country,” said Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought the banquet to a close by giving Beowulf a golden cup to drink from. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf took the role of her desperate sea captain father, while Alexander ran about them as the storm, howling like the wind, and quite convincingly, too. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf took a big bite and finished his apple, pips, core, and all. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lovely weather,” Beowulf added, carefully selecting a little shell-shaped cake from the tray. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Cassiopeia might be able to learn a bit of finger crocheting if they worked straight through dinner and used extra thick wool—and Beowulf was very close to being able to do a cartwheel. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z They buried Beowulf's body in a great green fist of land that stuck out into the sea. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Down, down, down went Beowulf, deeper and deeper, and the water getting darker and darker. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf was bruised and bloody, and his cheeks were thick with slime off the monster's body. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf knelt by the boy Hardred, who was playing with some blocks upon the floor. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Next morning, Beowulf was woken by a hoarse sound, repeated over and over. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “And take baths. But now we must go to sleep. Good night, Alexander. Pleasant dreams, Beowulf. Sleep well, Cassiopeia.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf was left with only the hilt in his hand. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But Beowulf told them to leave the wretch to himself. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf fell into them, as into a seaweed trap. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z King Hygelac's heart grew big with pride when he heard what Beowulf had done. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf believed he could put a stop to it simply by slaying one monster. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z None was more curious than Beowulf's own mount, the white mare with the black mane. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf sounded another mocking note on his horn. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Beowulf Incorrigible! Cassiopeia Incorrigible! Three more unwieldy names would be difficult to imagine. But, as the saying goes, ‘Nothing good was ever learned from eavesdropping, so mind your business and let others mind theirs.’ The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z For all their complaining, they loved Beowulf, and they could not bear the thought of his going alone to what looked like certain death. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The creature gave a dreadful squeal as Beowulf touched him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Aloud she said only, “Watch your knight, Beowulf.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z So she asked the people to set aside her own son's claim to the throne and have Beowulf as king. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf was only a young man, but already he had won fame on account of his goodness and daring. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The Firedrake took a deep breath ... . . . and swallowed a big Queen Bee that emerged from the glove as if in answer to Beowulf's call! Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But they cheered enough when they had helped the weary Beowulf from the water. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But the light in the woman was as nothing to the fight in this man Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf snarled fiercely at the sight of a stuffed squirrel on a bookshelf, but did not pounce. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A few bits survived: Beowulf in England, the Nibelungenlied in Germany, and some stray fragments here and there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf just stood before her, shaking his head no. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When they did, Beowulf knelt on the beach and gathered up shingle in his fists and kissed it. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z So he took Beowulf's hands between his own and blessed and thanked him as the queen had, his voice trembling with sincerity, and gave him twelve jewels—burning stones, the most precious things he owned. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf was down on his haunches, scratching Reginald gently between the ears and murmuring to him in some mysterious doggie language. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Even his boil, he reasoned, was an outward mark of his difference from such as Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf slept too, his head on his hands, the golden collar glittering round his neck. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z In his person, Beowulf was below average size; he looked taller sitting down than standing up, because his broad chest and shoulders were out of proportion to his legs, which were short. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf, badly bruised, refused to relinquish his hold. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf said: "These apples are good. Do you want one?" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But Beowulf had a way with them, and the bees seemed to love him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The mare flew over stone and stream and meadow, and by that sundown Beowulf was master of a greater estate in the land of the Geats than anyone save the king himself. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z None of them thought he would ever see Beowulf again. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Some men said, long afterward, that Beowulf was killed by the burning breath of the Firedrake. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf was standing on the top step, Alexander on the one below. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z King Hygelac ordered the most splendid feast his country had ever seen—and all in honor of brave Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "A wise virtue in a king," said Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z They both wept for joy when Beowulf told them all that had happened. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The Beowulf poet does the same thing when he barks, “Hwaet!” which is Anglo-Saxon for “listen up.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Beowulf considered it with a lump in his throat. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon Beowulf was out of the tub and wrapped in a thick towel, like the others. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Their faces were strained and fearful—but Beowulf laughed before plunging headlong into the pool. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf wore a blue cloak and the golden collar Queen Wealhtheow had given him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a step nearer to the screen and inquired, “Alexander? Beowulf? Are you almost dressed?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf experienced a few seconds of sheer panic. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z To Beowulf—perhaps because of his short sight—hall Heorot appeared even brighter than it was, and the badlands darker. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the others knew what these were for, and they all thought privately that Beowulf had gone quite mad in having them venture, thus equipped, against a monster that could breathe fire. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z After the battle, before the smoke had died from Hardred's funeral pyre, the Geats sent again to Beowulf, asking him if he would be king. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ancient heroes like Beowulf and Athena. And modern ones: Superman. Wonder Woman.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Beowulf’s request further increased Penelope’s sense of contentment. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When Beowulf had heard all the stories about the dreadful deeds of the demon Grendel, he determined to go and help Hrothgar, if he could. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He said: "Beowulf, I love you as my own son. Why not stay here forever, where your fame is?" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He became king in Beowulf's stead, and ruled wisely and well to the end of his days. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then, with a loud shout, Beowulf burst through the fiery scum at the pool's top. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "But you can carry the hives," said Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "That grove is witch-work," he said, looking at Beowulf as though he expected him to be turned into a pig any minute. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Beowulf laid a friendly hand on his shoulder, to comfort him, he turned and snapped at it like a wolf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf did not shout, but his voice sounded clear and distinct over the noisy waves and the crying of sea birds. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "The apples are bad, and only a bad—" "The apples are good," broke in Beowulf, his voice calm but firm. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Or the way Beowulf would rise from his bed during the night and gaze out the nursery window, mournfully ahwooing for hours on end. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf grabbed one glass of champagne after another off a nearby serving tray and tossed them at her, until her dress was sopping and her hair dripped in wet tendrils. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The only gift that Beowulf kept was the golden ring Queen Wealhtheow had put on his finger after the slaying of Grendel. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf looked about him as he marched, taking everything in, tall cliffs and deep valleys, each tumbling stream and pebble winking brightly in the sun. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the king saw by the tears in Beowulf's eyes at the mere mention of the word "home" that he did indeed pine for his own country. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The young man could not help remarking that Beowulf's body had shrunken with age. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexander smiled an eager, panting smile, and Beowulf started to drool, which was a sure sign that he found the idea appealing. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z "I shall be surprised if he is not," said Beowulf. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "Beowulf," she said, "you are worthy of your great adventure." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Wiglaf, on Beowulf's instructions, carried a newly cut stake, about six feet long, and a glove that would have fitted a giant. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, Beowulf's eyes were not strong, and part of their sensitivity was due to his not seeing too well. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "Every man that fives or will five in time to come in this land of Danes will honor and praise your name, O Beowulf. Thank you, thank you, from the bottom of my heart." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z When all was ready Beowulf called the coastguard to him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf lifted him in his arms and set him on his shield. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Hrothgar gave Beowulf gifts, and the gifts were these: a banner of gold, a helmet that would not break, a sword as sharp as a flame. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "Long live any monarch who learns to speak of mercy, pity, and peace while still in his mother's arms. People, behold your king! Beowulf will uphold and protect him as long as he lives!" Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "Beowulf's fame is wherever Beowulf is," she said. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Grendel was dead, and it was his lifeless corpse, one arm tom out, that reared up quick in answer to the song of the sword, and sprang at Beowulf now! Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z But they always packed back to their ships and sailed away before Hygelac or Beowulf could catch them. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf lived quietly, doing country things—he took to the keeping of bees, and most days would see him tending his tawny hives in the sun. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Obligingly, Alexander and Beowulf attacked the striped layer of wallpaper by shoving their fingers under the edge of the seam. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf had made the best of all he had, putting each imperfection to work in the service of his integrity. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf sat down on the steps by the king's throne. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z "We will find Unferth and torture the wretch until he confesses! He's out there in the fen somewhere, drooling over the monster's arm, mad and bad and—" "I was coming to that," Beowulf explained patiently. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf had put his arms through the pant legs and had a shirt tied loosely around his waist. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf stooped and murmured soothingly and the noise subsided. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Still holding Cassiopeia’s hand tightly with her free hand, Penelope allowed the judge to lead her to his table, with Alexander and Beowulf following close behind. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf silenced them all with a wave of his hand. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He said: "I am Beowulf, father of himself." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want to hear a poem, Beowulf? You are in luck; I was planning to read more poetry today. After lunch, I thought we might have a go at ‘The Wreck of the Hesperus.’” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z When Beowulf opened his eyes again there was a gleam of light below him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf himself just managed to escape, bearing his uncle's body, when all seemed lost. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not know what was worse: Beowulf's grip or what Beowulf said. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexander and Beowulf stepped out from behind the screen, grinning foolishly and pushing each other in front. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Beowulf had always been his favorite nephew, even when he was a weak and sickly youth and 110 one else had any time for him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf smiled, as though all this struck him as great foolishness now. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Chagrined by his minor muddle, Beowulf cast a nervous glance toward Penelope, who nodded reassuringly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The king could not believe what Beowulf had done. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf drank deep, his eyes not leaving hers. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf was already grinning and bouncing up and down for his turn. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z As for Wealhtheow, she came to Beowulf with open arms and tears in her sky-blue eyes. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexander said warmly, while Beowulf nodded in agreement, and this bolstered her courage a great deal. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I headed straight for English Literature, picked up Beowulf, and began to read. Extract: Jude in London by Julian Gough 2011-08-25T11:18:47Z Heaney’s Virgil is quite unlike what he called “the physical brunt of the old tongue” of “Beowulf”. Music from the underworld 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z But Beowulf tracks her down beneath the burning/freezing waters of a “mere,” where he kills her and beheads the corpse of her son. ‘Beowulf’ Gets a 21st-Century Update 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z “Swing & Beowulf,” paired one-acts at the Irish Arts Center, both come from the Dublin Fringe Festival, but that’s all they have in common. Theater Review: ‘Swing & Beowulf,’ at the Irish Arts Center 2014-05-05T21:12:47Z I'm off to do three interviews back-to-back now: Czech violin and film star Iva Bittová, the dancers from Flamenco Hoy and Jason Craig, performing Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage. Adelaide festival 2013: week two 2013-03-14T08:39:42Z The opening weekend’s events — which included talks, poetry readings, concerts and a dramatized version of Heaney’s “Beowulf” — were packed with locals and visitors. Celebrating Seamus Heaney’s Legacy, at His Birthplace 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Or if, like the Odyssey or Beowulf, it was composed for recitation? Are plays proper literature? 2010-05-27T14:13:00Z But I had already learned to love Beowulf as much as his soldiers did. An Appreciation of Seamus Heaney’s Translation of Beowulf 2013-08-30T23:09:24Z "That's just not nice," chides Beowulf when he turns up, ready to do battle. Beowulf: A Thousand Years of?Baggage ? review 2011-08-23T18:25:01Z The plan was to use 16 Beatles songs in the film, which was to employ motion-capture technology similar to that used in Zemeckis' "Beowulf," "A Christmas Carol" and "Mars Needs Moms." Disney torpedoes Zemeckis' "Yellow Submarine" 2011-03-15T02:00:28Z In addition to writing his own poetry, Mr. Heaney was widely acclaimed as a translator, perhaps most notably of “Beowulf.” ArtsBeat: Seamus Heaney’s ‘Journey Into the Wideness of Language’ 2013-08-30T16:30:26Z Beowulf Boritt’s set, accented by fluorescent frames, ingeniously suggests lives held in thrall by technology. Review: A High School Meltdown Heats Up ‘Be More Chill’ 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The gist of their argument is, as one headline boiled it down, "Beowulf and Iliad are more plausible than Shakespeare". Beowulf, Shakespeare and the plausibility of fiction 2012-07-25T17:04:25Z In 2000, Mr. Heaney spoke to PBS about his translation of “Beowulf”: This poem is written down, but it is also clearly a poem that was spoken out. ArtsBeat: Seamus Heaney’s ‘Journey Into the Wideness of Language’ 2013-08-30T16:30:26Z With around 250 titles to his name, Foreman's range is impressive: he moves effortlessly from Mother Goose and the Brothers Grimm to Beowulf, from The Arabian Nights, Shakespeare and Dickens to Chicken Licken. Michael Foreman: life through a line 2011-03-07T15:39:18Z Beowulf is a prince of the Geats, a tribe living in what is now southern Sweden. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Regardless of the distance in time, Benjamin Bagby does a remarkable job of bring “Beowulf” to 21st-century life, as he did Saturday evening for a rapt Early Music Guild audience. ‘Beowulf’ | Performance review 2013-04-08T01:37:19Z There is, however, something worth thinking about in the "Beowulf v Shakespeare" issue raised by the Coventry maths duo. Beowulf, Shakespeare and the plausibility of fiction 2012-07-25T17:04:25Z The evolution that goes back to Anglo-Saxon is just proceeding along; it’s why we don’t talk like they did in “Beowulf.” Words act like wild animals: “We don’t understand that no language could ever sit still” 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z In a bold pairing of medieval and modern works, Tuesday’s program, called “hero,” opened with the early music singer and consummate storyteller Benjamin Bagby performing his scenes from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem “Beowulf.” Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z Stories from the ancient world are infused with the fantastic, from Ovid's Metamorphoses to Beowulf, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Fantasy fiction: the battle for meaning continues ... 2010-04-20T10:58:00Z This is an expansive, not to mention accessible, tour of poetry’s importance and evolution, from “Beowulf” to Shakespeare to Maya Angelou and beyond. The ultimate holiday gift guide for 2020 Unfortunately, “The Boneless Mercies” becomes overwhelmed by the task of expanding “Beowulf” into a new, distinct fantasy world. Novels That Freshen Up Some Well-Worn Classics 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z She says she recently even performed a dramatic reading of part of “Beowulf” translated into Maori. Pacific Day marks the Maori New Year Arthur was no match for Beowulf; I even tried to read J.R.R. An Appreciation of Seamus Heaney’s Translation of Beowulf 2013-08-30T23:09:24Z “Beowulf: The Blockbuster,” a phantasmagorical conversation between a father and son, jumps through space and time. Theater Review: ‘Swing & Beowulf,’ at the Irish Arts Center 2014-05-05T21:12:47Z Tolkien’s never-before-published translation of “Beowulf,” the Old English epic poem, which influenced his Lord of the Rings trilogy. 2014: A good year for book lovers For one movie, billed as an Indian version of Beowulf, CounterPunch created the digital heads of nine characters, one of whom was deceased. At CounterPunch Studios, actors' digital doubles come to life 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Freddy’s prose may sound like “Beowulf” on uppers, but he isn’t beyond redemption. Review | James Ellroy’s new novel is an unabashedly retro tale of Hollywood’s sordid side 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z Beowulf and Homer score high in their algorithmic reality check. Beowulf, Shakespeare and the plausibility of fiction 2012-07-25T17:04:25Z He loved “Beowulf” and would declaim passages of it to the private literary club that he had founded with his schoolmates. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Beowulf Boritt’s scenic design, consisting mainly of Bronx streets, transcends its straightforwardness through old-fashioned craft. ‘The Wanderer’ Review: A Dion Musical Hits All the Familiar Notes 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Whether it is Achilles or Hector or Beowulf or Alexander, both genres focus on young men who are willing to live very short, shockingly violent lives if it will ensure their immortality. Valhalla Rising v Clash of the Titans: there will be blood 2010-03-18T22:05:00Z In 1968 he recast Beowulf in prose form, for children, in “Beowulf: A New Telling,” adding a twist ending in which the hero vanquishes Grendel with a swarm of bees. Robert Nye, Novelist Who Imagined Falstaff’s Memoirs, Dies at 77 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The Geats are allies of the Danes, and Beowulf, who by then seems to be about thirty, decides to go to Denmark and rid it of this menace. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z He performed in recent horror tale "The Wolfman" and in computer animated "Beowulf." Anthony Hopkins reaches a "Final Destination" 2010-04-20T18:46:00Z In the debate, Yale’s E. Talbot Donaldson championed an essentially humanistic approach to “Beowulf” and Chaucer, while Cornell’s Robert E. Kaske argued that theological commentary provides a master key to medieval imagery and meaning. Perspective | I did not spend my summer binge-watching TV. Here are the books I loved instead. 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z To further muddy the waters, it transpires that Wright had already been inside one for her role in Robert Zemeckis's motion-capture Beowulf movie. Robin Wright: 'I'm in my 40s and I don't inject my face with Botox' 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Bagby’s “Beowulf” is, of course, an act of reconstruction, even speculation. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z In addition to his own poetry, he translated from several languages, and in 1952 published a version of Beowulf. Edwin Morgan obituary 2010-08-19T17:23:00Z The Anglo-Saxon epic “Beowulf” has a historic place in English literature. ‘Beowulf’ Gets a 21st-Century Update 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z When wounded, he bleeds, as Beowulf soon discovers. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z A translation of the Old English poem Beowulf by author JRR Tolkien is to be published for the first time, nearly nine decades after it was completed. Tolkien's Beowulf to be published 2014-03-20T10:19:42Z He takes us on a fascinating excursion through the epic poems that have knitted together European history, from Beowulf to the Icelandic sagas to the Odyssey, and it’s compelling stuff. What travel writers are reading right now 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z One of the stars of the show will be the oldest surviving copy of Beowulf, the longest epic poem in Old English, which was written down at least 1000 years ago. 'I wrote 2U B4'! British Library shows up textspeak as soooo 19th century 2010-08-18T18:31:00Z When I had to read Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel in high school, I still read Heaney’s again, even though I was asked to use the version from the school bookstore. An Appreciation of Seamus Heaney’s Translation of Beowulf 2013-08-30T23:09:24Z It was an inspired idea to begin on Tuesday with “Beowulf,” which made the point that music has been used to tell stories for as long as music and stories have been around. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z So strong is the need to lay a frozen glove on Antarctica's secrets, that men, and more recently women, have volunteered themselves for trials worthy of Beowulf, The Odyssey, Dante's Inferno. 1912: The Year the World Discovered Antarctica by Chris Turney – review 2012-11-22T08:00:01Z “Beowulf” is the story of the hero’s defeat of three successive monsters. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z And there’s an elaborate, revolving cityscape of a set, designed by Beowulf Boritt, which spins between the worlds of rags and riches. Theater Review: Several Moss Harts Are in ‘Act One,’ at Lincoln Center 2014-04-18T02:00:15Z In any case, supertitles in English and Russian are helpfully projected on Beowulf Boritt’s simple set, a collage of paper and fabric panels. Review: A Yiddish ‘Fiddler on the Roof’? Sounds Crazy, Nu? 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z I don't personally respond to the design in "Beowulf," "Polar Express," "Christmas Carol," "Final Fantasy" or anything that skews toward realism. Best and worst animated characters, explained 2011-02-09T21:15:00Z The show was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and it won one, for Beowulf Boritt’s scenic design. ‘New York, New York’ Will End Its Abbreviated Run on Broadway 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the venue and proximity of the two shows means that comparisons are inevitable – and in this monster mash-up, it's Beowulf that's the loser. Beowulf: A Thousand Years Of Baggage - review 2013-03-12T02:06:03Z Beowulf Boritt’s minimal set features a rear dressing room visible behind a scrim through which the actors can be seen preparing for their roles — theirs is a profession like any other. Theater Review: Studs Terkel’s ‘Working’ is Recycled Again for the Stage 2012-12-18T20:23:48Z The Roman poet, in contrast with the unknown Anglo-Saxon who wrote “Beowulf”, is mellifluous and silver-tongued. Music from the underworld 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Beowulf Boritt won for the musical “New York, New York,” a big, buoyant throwback of a show whose aesthetic is decidedly classic Broadway. Best and Worst Moments of the 76th Tony Awards 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z It tells the story of a Beowulf, the future-king who is called on by a neighboring ruler for help when a monster terrorizes his domain. An Appreciation of Seamus Heaney’s Translation of Beowulf 2013-08-30T23:09:24Z “Beowulf,” an epic poem filled with warfare and fantastical creatures long taught in high school classrooms, is now getting the “Game of Thrones” treatment. 'Beowulf' Series Will Bring More Monsters to TV 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Beowulf himself is a particular treat, with spectacles and a beer belly hoisted mock-heroically into a leather corset. Beowulf: A Thousand Years Of Baggage - review 2013-03-12T02:06:03Z One of the great pleasures of this novel is how cleverly and unpredictably Headley translates the actions of upper-class life into the sweep and gore of “Beowulf.” Review | The most surprising novel this year is a modern-day ‘Beowulf’ minus the macho hero 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z “Just don’t take any course where they make you read Beowulf,” Alvy says. Annie Hall at 40: ranking the film's funniest moments 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Bagby, acclaimed nowadays for his solo renditions of “Beowulf,” draws on that epic for the “Lay of the Last Survivor” as well as on the Edda and other writings. The New Season: Tchaikovsky, Dress Codes, And 3-D Opera 2011-09-16T19:50:18Z Most of Beowulf lived upstairs, where the amenities included a bathroom that grew its own mushrooms. My College Roommates Were Rats 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The charming set, by Beowulf Boritt, evokes a vintage theater in the English provinces. Theater Review: In the Musical ‘Murder for Two,’ One Man Is Many Suspects 2013-07-26T02:00:01Z Beowulf is the longest epic poem in Old English, the language spoken in Anglo-Saxon England before the Norman Conquest. Tolkien's Beowulf to be published 2014-03-20T10:19:42Z During this past decade, he has been preoccupied with legendary tales retold using motion-capture animation – The Polar Express, Beowulf, A Christmas Carol. Flight – review 2013-02-03T00:07:01Z His works include the 1966 debut "Death of a Naturalist", "The Spirit Level", "District and Circle" and an acclaimed translation of the old English epic poem "Beowulf". Ireland mourns 'keeper of language' poet Seamus Heaney 2013-08-30T17:44:08Z “Evil has no father,” Toni Morrison asserts in “Grendel and His Mother,” her feminist essay on “Beowulf.” Moving From Elegy to Ecstasy, a Poet Pushes Against the Canon 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Think, for instance, of the Abomination and Red Skull, who resemble ogres found in stories like the Norse myth "Beowulf" or the Chinese folk tale "Journey to the West." "WandaVision" echoes myths of Isis, Orpheus and Kisa Gotami to explain how grief and love persevere 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z There's a critic's quote on the DVD box that actually says "'Beowulf' meets Predator," and you couldn't really ask for a more fitting description of this low-budget but very cool little movie. Scarecrow Video recommendations for 'Thor' 2011-05-05T16:58:34Z This fierce modern retelling of “Beowulf,” filled with contemporary versions of the ancient epic’s monsters and heroes, pits a traumatized former soldier and her unusual son against the grasping denizens of an upscale gated community. New in Paperback: ‘Life in the Garden,’ ‘The Mere Wife’ 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z But Jolie has also contributed her voice to three cartoons -- "Kung Fu Panda," "Beowulf" and "Shark Tale" -- that have grossed another $1.2 billion worldwide. Angelina Jolie jolts a man's world: action films 2010-07-15T06:12:00Z Quick recap of “Beowulf”: A monster named Grendel is slaughtering the denizens of Heorot, a Danish feudal stronghold, on a nightly basis. ‘Beowulf’ Gets a 21st-Century Update 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z I had to leave after that to see ... an adaptation of Beowulf in the main festival. Adelaide festival 2013: week two 2013-03-14T08:39:42Z This is true even though both genres draw on the same performers: Gerard Butler stars in both 300 and Beowulf & Grendel; Anthony Hopkins surfaces in both Alexander and Beowulf. Valhalla Rising v Clash of the Titans: there will be blood 2010-03-18T22:05:00Z From the deadening brown drapery that engulfs Beowulf Boritt’s minimal set to the ponderous music that saturates the scene breaks, the heavy-handedness of the staging is at odds with the delicacy of the writing. Theater Review: Kathleen Chalfant and John Cunningham in ?Painting Churches? 2012-03-07T03:00:16Z The Beowulf poet wrote in the third person, but 50 Cent does so in the first. 50 Cent's Twitter feed 2010-09-26T21:30:00Z Dragons did a nice job in both Reign of Fire and Beowulf, but dragons have a limited ability to make people's skin crawl because dragons aren't actually creepy. Who's afraid of the big, bad monsters in Prometheus? 2012-06-14T15:54:20Z The boat must have been enormous—it carries Beowulf and what seems to have been at least a dozen knights, plus their horses, their battle gear, and heaps of treasure. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z On a spare wooden set with a few pieces of basic furniture, scenic designer Beowulf Boritt finds ways of materializing the unpretentious spirit of Newfoundland. Generosity overcomes terrorism in unpretentious 'Come From Away' 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z It tells the story of a struggle between the hero, Beowulf, and a bloodthirsty monster called Grendel. Tolkien's Beowulf to be published 2014-03-20T10:19:42Z On a stylish set by Beowulf Boritt, featuring fire escapes and stoops silhouetted against blood-red vistas of the neighborhood, the action moves at a brisk, almost cinematic clip. Review: ‘A Bronx Tale: The Musical’ Doo-Wops Down Mean Streets 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z He made more anthologies, translated “Beowulf,” and named a sonnet sequence for a London-tube line, “District and Circle,” merging English urbanity with rural Irish memory and melody: “Tunes from a tin whistle underground.” How Seamus Heaney Became a Poet of Happiness 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The company’s collaboration with Banana Bag & Bodice in 2008, “Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage,” transferred last year to the Abrons Arts Center in New York. Arts: San Francisco Bay Area Is a Proving Ground for Musicals 2010-04-10T00:39:00Z Just last week, in Europhysics Letters, two physicists published an analysis of Beowulf, The Iliad, the Harry Potter books and The Lord of the Rings. Can an equation find out whether a subject is suitable for risk-free levity? 2012-07-28T23:06:06Z Readers of “Beowulf,” she said, often “have this understanding that we are essentially on the side of the human characters.” Looking at Epic Poetry Through 21st-Century Eyes 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Beowulf just happens to be dropping by on Hrothgar and discovers that there's a monster marauding by night, disembowelling everything that moves. Beowulf, Shakespeare and the plausibility of fiction 2012-07-25T17:04:25Z I've just posted a review of Beowulf - A Thousand Years of Baggage, which had its first night in Adelaide at the German Club last night. Adelaide festival 2013: week two 2013-03-14T08:39:42Z Beowulf, a heroic warrior from another realm, comes to the rescue and in a bloody fight kills Grendel. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z In this epic poem, Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero defeats Grendel, an outcast creature of gigantic stature in order to defend the Geats. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z The staging, on a set by Beowulf Boritt that deftly switches from the deck of the pirate ship to the estate of the Major-General for the second act, takes full advantage of the auditorium. Review: On the High Seas, Anything Goes in ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z In the memoir, Angelou’s words are “a cup of mead with Beowulf or a hot cup of tea and milk with Oliver Twist.” ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ Review: A Life Too Simplified 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Just as Headley removes him from the title of her version of “Beowulf,” she also greatly diminishes his role in the story. Review | The most surprising novel this year is a modern-day ‘Beowulf’ minus the macho hero 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Beowulf Boritt’s set design captures the characters’ contrasting personas: Jack’s quarters are spare and sterile, while Louise’s home is comparatively cluttered. Review | Ken Ludwig’s ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ is an affecting love letter to unlikely romance 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Bagby has won deserved acclaim over the years for his one-man performance of “Beowulf,” which he speaks and sings while accompanying himself on a six-string medieval harp. Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z Later in his life, in his own land, Beowulf confronts a troublemaking dragon. ‘Beowulf’ Gets a 21st-Century Update 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z “Beowulf” was most likely written in Britain—by whom, we don’t know—in around the eighth century. Joan Acocella: Tolkien’s “Beowulf” 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z “Beowulf,” seen from their perspective, is a story about the human instinct to “create a situation in which your neighbor is the monster.” Looking at Epic Poetry Through 21st-Century Eyes 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Later in life, Beowulf is a king – a dragon is terrorising his land. Beowulf, Shakespeare and the plausibility of fiction 2012-07-25T17:04:25Z Even the sleek and simple sets, by Beowulf Boritt, featuring period fire escapes and storefronts, are light on their feet, sliding into place and reassembling almost in time to the music. Review: ‘A Bronx Tale’ Explores the Struggle for a Boy’s Soul 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z A version of this review appears in print on April 24, 2014, on page C8 of the with the headline: Telling Stories, From ‘Beowulf’ to the Hobo Life . Music Review: David Lang’s ‘collected stories,’ at Zankel Hall 2014-04-23T21:25:46Z Topics: , , , , , Writers on writing, , Beowulf, , English literature, How to write Poetry, Hi Cary, I’m a nonfiction writer who has dabbled in fiction writing over the years. How do I start writing poems? 2013-02-22T01:00:00Z One evening, the women of Beowulf returned home to find all the men on top of the couch, shrieking at a rat as it toddled, slightly poisoned, across the floor. My College Roommates Were Rats 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z This is an expansive, not to mention accessible, tour of poetry’s importance and evolution, from “Beowulf” to Shakespeare to Maya Angelou and beyond. The ultimate holiday gift guide for 2020 Hinds has made a career of producing high-quality comics takes on great literature; his previous adaptations include works by Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe, as well as “Beowulf” and the “Odyssey.” The Graphic Novel Versions of Literary Classics Used to Seem Lowbrow. No More. 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z “Beowulf” is wittily reimagined as a feminist parody of suburban sanctimony, with a lesser role for the epic’s hero, incarnated here as ex-Marine Ben Woolf. 50 notable works of fiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The dragon's roots in medieval lore go back to their image as menacing animals, such as the dragon at the end of the Germanic story of Beowulf. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z In “Beowulf: The Blockbuster,” written and performed by Bryan Burroughs, a man has spent hours at the cinema with his 9-year-old son, taking in the fantastical likes of the “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars” movies. Theater Review: ‘Swing & Beowulf,’ at the Irish Arts Center 2014-05-05T21:12:47Z Because he didn’t attend college, Mr. Wahlberg sat in on classes at various universities, including a particularly memorable lecture on “Beowulf” that perhaps explained why he made Jim Bennett’s teaching style so unpredictable. Mark Wahlberg and James Caan Discuss ‘The Gambler’ 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z The most ambitious, and exclusive project, is “The Complete Plays,” a limited edition from the Folio Society, an employee-owned company in London that puts out customized volumes ranging from “Beowulf” to George R.R. Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Suzanne quickly reaches this limit after taking a “Beowulf” class with the same encouraging teacher. Review: Audra McDonald's brilliant performance in 'Ohio State Murders' is a must-see on Broadway before it closes 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Think of the blazing boat burials written about in Icelandic sagas, or the pyre of legendary Beowulf. Brutal massacre sheds light on migration during Viking Age 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Beowulf Mining has turned down multiple requests to speak to the BBC about its plans. Reindeer herders fear Lapland wind farm boom 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z One high school student in Riner, Virginia, reported his English teacher for teaching “sexist” concepts in the epic poem “Beowulf.” Youngkin’s parental tip line finds hundreds of emails bemoaning equity, ‘leftist’ agenda 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The sleek production, directed by Seth Barrish and ensconced in an indoor pool environment created by scenic designer Beowulf Boritt, seems underemployed — a sports car confined to surface roads. Mike Birbiglia swims for his life in 'The Old Man and the Pool' at the Taper 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Occasionally, of course, the volume of high jinks on Beowulf Boritt’s grandly rendered, revolving set of West Wing interiors becomes a little too frenetically amplified. Review | A bountiful Broadway season ends with laughs, thanks to ‘POTUS’ 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z In a separate statement, Beowulf Mining PLC CEO Kurt Budge said its ambition “is to build the most sustainable mine possible.” Sweden sparks ire of environmentalists with mining decision 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Beowulf Mining is yet to secure an environmental permit, and parliamentary approval for its plans came with a long list of caveats. Reindeer herders fear Lapland wind farm boom 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z As the founder of Beowulf Energy says, “For opera, sweets and crystal, it’s hard to beat.” Review | Tom Sietsema’s 7 favorite places to eat right now 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Authors penned chivalric romances and heroic tales of knights battling fantastic monsters and traveling to exotic lands—think, Beowulf and King Arthur—by hand onto parchment and eventually paper codices. ‘Lost’ medieval literature uncovered by techniques used to track wildlife 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Instead of presenting an in-person performance of “Beowulf,” Book-It plans to present streaming performances until transitioning back to in-person performances in the summer. Seattle-area event cancellations and delays follow coronavirus omicron surge 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Jokkmokk Iron Mines AB is the name of British company Beowulf Mining’s wholly owned Swedish subsidiary. Sweden sparks ire of environmentalists with mining decision 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z If so, the liberation of the individual and individualism could be seen in early literature — in “Beowulf” or in “The Iliad.” Opinion | How — and why — we study critical race theory 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z This offbeat premise — smartly realized only by Beowulf Boritt’s scenic designs and the projections by 59 Productions — has been turned into an entertainment about as scintillating as an Agriculture Department instructional video on crop irrigation. Review | Broadway’s ‘Flying Over Sunset’ comes in for a crash landing 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Maybe a Locklin lecture, covering a sweep of literary history from Beowulf to Barthelme, to give context to a new work being studied, in a discussion that was scholarly and fascinating and fun. Long Beach State's Gerald Locklin, Bukowski's drinking pal, left a lasting mark on writing — and writers 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z The company produced and financed films such as "The Polar Express" starring actor Tom Hanks and 2007's "Beowulf." Elizabeth Hurley enjoys 'staycation' with topless bikini photo 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z For years, both the reindeer industry and the environmental movement have worked to prevent the British company Beowulf Mining’s plans to open a mine near Jokkmokk, Swedish broadcaster SVT said. Sweden sparks ire of environmentalists with mining decision 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z This creates a medial caesura, splitting the line into two more or less equal halves, a technique famously employed a thousand years ago by the unknown poet who set “Beowulf” to the page. The Artists Dismantling the Barriers Between Rap and Poetry 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The grave goods were exquisitely crafted out of materials from around the world and suggested that the early medieval society portrayed in epic poems like Beowulf might be more reality than myth. Why this famed Anglo-Saxon ship burial was likely the last of its kind 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Like an urban legend, or the epic poem “Beowulf,” the Singapore Sling survives by oral tradition and collective memory, and modern versions might in no way resemble the original. We know quite a bit about the memorable Singapore Sling — except how, exactly, to make one 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Bing, a film producer and wealthy financier, founded Shangri-La Entertainment, which produced and financed films such as "The Polar Express" starring actor Tom Hanks and 2007's "Beowulf." Elizabeth Hurley confirms death of ex Steve Bing in heartbreaking tribute: 'A terrible end' 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Bing founded Shangri-La Entertainment, which produced and financed films such as "The Polar Express" starring actor Tom Hanks and 2007's "Beowulf." Steve Bing, producer and philanthropist, dies in fall from building: reports 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z They chat about languages — how Spanish is easier to learn than French because it has fewer silent letters; how German is useful in reading Beowulf. In the quiet of a shutdown, students and seniors forge new friendships 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Damico was well known for her work on Old English and Old Norse literature, and above all, for her studies of Beowulf. Damico, retired UNM Beowulf scholar, dies from COVID-19 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The plant’s owner, Beowulf Energy LLC, is seeking state approvals to open a data hub — a facility that rents servers to companies that store vast amounts of data — on the site. New York’s Last Coal-Fired Power Plant Is Closing 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Moreover, we think Anonymous Hall might find favor with the English Department, given that one of the glories of the language is the epic Beowulf. Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Christopher's interest in mead stems back to his time studying Gaelic at the University of Aberdeen when he learned about it through studying Beowulf and other early literary works from across the British Isles. Return of the drink loved by Vikings and Celts 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z At a meeting with investors in London in late 2011, Clive Sinclair-Poulton, then chairman of Beowulf Mining, the British company that wanted to mine Gallok, rhetorically considered what the local people thought of the project. The Fight for the Reindeer 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z It’s in the sagas of Beowulf, everything from Robert the Bruce, even Jesus Christ: of somebody going away to a very dark, scary place, often death or into Hades, and coming back. Joe Simpson: ‘To be a serious climber, you have to be a little bit unhinged’ 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z A scenic coup occurs on Beowulf Boritt’s set, but this is a comedy show, not a play or work of performance art. Stand-up comic Mike Birbiglia finds the funny in reluctant fatherhood 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z His grandfather wanted him to be named Beowulf. How Gardner Minshew went from college nomad to mustachioed cult hero to NFL’s top rookie 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z “My dad wanted to name him Beowulf,” Flint Minshew told the Spokesman in April. Jacksonville Jaguars' Gardner Minshew and his interesting persona take center stage 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z “I hope also the stockholders of Beowulf mining think: Is this what their company wants to be part of, that they are destroying the possibilities for indigenous people to live in a traditional way?” The Fight for the Reindeer 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z She steps past boxes of curlers and books on shelves — “A Clockwork Orange,” “Moll Flanders,” “Beowulf” — and descends to the basement. Transgender YouTube star ContraPoints tries to change alt-right minds 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Email and phone messages requesting comment were sent to the owner of the plants, Beowulf Energy. NY on track to end emissions from coal plants by end of 2020 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Robinson had to verify this part, but she has vague memories of Minshew blurting out to the class that his grandfather, Billy Minshew, once voted to name him Beowulf. As NFL draft arrives, WSU’s Gardner Minshew has his hometown of Brandon, Miss. behind him 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “Bereft of a miraculous rescuer like Beowulf,” the authors write, “The 9/11 Commission Report calls on the American people to serve as their own collective hero.” Robert Mueller, Best-Seller? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Beowulf has operated at a loss for three years. The Fight for the Reindeer 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Instead, Old English poems like “The Wanderer,” “The Seafarer” or “Beowulf” are terribly sad. Letter of Recommendation: Old English 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Stylistically, the work assumes a contemporary form of epic poetry, as if the “Iliad’s” Homer, “Mahabharata’s” Vyasa or the unknown “Beowulf” author were a current feminist equipped with a video camera. Review: Harry S. Truman at the center of this wonderfully weird, strangely poignant art show 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The archaic English poem “Beowulf” was part of the curriculum for Robinson’s English class. As NFL draft arrives, WSU’s Gardner Minshew has his hometown of Brandon, Miss. behind him 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “If a Harvard professor thought that the 9/11 report could be compared to ‘Beowulf,’ they achieved an abyss of absurdity,” he wrote in an e-mail. Robert Mueller, Best-Seller? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z “Beowulf in the original, one book of The Iliad in the original and the whole in several different translations. I prefer The Iliad.” Wanted: one royal versifier – an interest in trees and homeopathy an advantage | Catherine Bennett 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z But there are important similarities, and in “Beowulf” the genealogy of the monster Grendel stretches back to the outcast Cain, held somehow responsible for all the “ogres and elves and evil shades” of later times. Delving into the dark origins of sneaky sprites with ‘Fairies: A Dangerous History’ author Richard Sugg 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z But they were surprised by the gender imbalance, said Beowulf Bertrand, 25. ‘Better than the Olympics’: Canadians line up for marijuana as it becomes legal 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z “Beowulf is considered one of the greatest warriors because he can achieve anything and won’t let anything stop him,” Robinson told the class. As NFL draft arrives, WSU’s Gardner Minshew has his hometown of Brandon, Miss. behind him 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Maria Dahvana Headley’s new novel, “The Mere Wife,” is much more than a simple recasting of the ancient epic poem “Beowulf” in the suburbs. Review: ‘The Mere Wife’ explores ‘Beowulf’ in the suburbs 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z And we are Trump addicts, hooked on the hyperventilating rush of wild stories and all the great things that accrue from playing Beowulf to Trump’s Grendel. Opinion | The Naked Truth About Trump 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z But this is the story of Beowulf, a poem once told in timber-framed barns in Anglo-Saxon England, to the raucous noise of the mead-swilling crowd. Beowulf: A 'superhero story' and its enduring appeal 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z A lecture on “Beowulf” began with classicist Kyle Harper’s stirring recitation of the poem’s opening words in the original Old English. Millennials Hit the Great Books 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z One provision also set up the first statutory definition of mead, an alcoholic beverage made of fermented honey, probably more familiar to scholars of the Dark Ages epic poem “Beowulf” than most American imbibers. Cheers! Cider, craft beer makers get U.S. tax cut in new year 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z For those who forgot the poem immediately after high school, “Beowulf” is the Anglo-Saxon classic about a warrior who saves a kingdom first from the monster Grendel, then Grendel’s mother and then a dragon. Review: ‘The Mere Wife’ explores ‘Beowulf’ in the suburbs 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z The adventurer in 2015 recreated the Old English epic “Beowulf” by backpacking through Denmark. Living proof: Kayakers embark on 301-mile journey 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Some 1,300 years on from when most historians believe it was written, Beowulf continues to be shared, adapted and revised, whether on screen, in print or in song. Beowulf: A 'superhero story' and its enduring appeal 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The university’s literature curriculum was unapologetically British: she started with “Beowulf” and took it from there. Margaret Atwood, the Prophet of Dystopia 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z One provision also set up the first statutory definition of mead, an alcoholic beverage made of fermented honey, probably more familiar to scholars of the Dark Ages epic poem “Beowulf” than most American imbibers. Cheers! Cider, craft beer makers get U.S. tax cut in new year 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Headley, who also is working on a new translation of “Beowulf,” subverts the epic by exploring its good-versus-evil battle from the perspective of women who were largely left on the margins by the ancient bards. Review: ‘The Mere Wife’ explores ‘Beowulf’ in the suburbs 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Beowulf, her 3-year-old Pomeranian, was taking turns sitting in different ladies’ laps. Some knitters in Brownwood make items for cancer patients 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Tolkien, who was a professor of Anglo-Saxon English, completed his own translation of Beowulf in 1926. Beowulf: A 'superhero story' and its enduring appeal 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z White inmates tended to think of themselves as imprisoned warriors, like modern-day Vikings, and they particularly liked violent epic sagas, such as the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid, and Beowulf. The Ex-Con Scholars of Berkeley 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z It hasn’t always worked, as the eye-popping but bloodless performance-capture worlds of “The Polar Express” and “Beowulf” attest. Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard bring old-fashioned glamour to spy thriller 'Allied' 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z “Whenever you see monsters described in the medieval period and into the 1600s,” Asma says, “you’ll often see them said to be the descendants of Cain, and a good example of this is in Beowulf.” What History Says About 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Literature students, for example, devour "Beowulf" in two days. College Road Trip: Colorado College 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Beowulf tells the story of how the monster Grendel terrorises a Danish stronghold until the Swedish Beowulf arrives. Beowulf: A 'superhero story' and its enduring appeal 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z When “trying out a new pen in a shop, I write out the first lines of Beowulf as translated by Seamus Heaney.” A marrying of photographic and literary obsessions 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z As a professor of Anglo-Saxon back at Oxford, Tolkien preferred the moral landscape of Arthur and Beowulf. How J.R.R. Tolkien Found Mordor on the Western Front 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Photograph: Beowulf Sheehan When I saw you speak at Rutgers-Camden the other night, you brought up your hopes to expand the reach of the Foundation. National Book Foundation director: 'diversity isn't just about race' 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z In so many other ancient tales, the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf for example, we find a black-and-white world, a clear binary of good and evil. Museum of Lost Objects: The Genie of Nimrud - BBC News 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Beowulf becomes King of the Geats and reigns for 50 years - until he challenges a dragon that ravages his kingdom. Beowulf: A 'superhero story' and its enduring appeal 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Sweden’s Sami are also battling plans by Britain’s Beowulf Mining to mine iron ore in the country’s far north. Sweden's indigenous Sami people win rights battle against state 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z There's an invigorating lightness to "Beowulf" that is often missing from these sorts of stories. Esquire TV's 'Beowulf' is one that, unfortunately, is so two millenniums ago 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z At the end of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, the hero on his funeral pyre is described as hlaford leofne - "beloved lord". The Vocabularist: Of lords, ladies and loaves - BBC News 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The Upshot concludes that “Mr. Cruz’s debate style is much more complicated than that of his fellow Republican candidates, close to works like Beowulf and Don Quixote.” G.O.P. Debate: Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z Both Beowulf and the dragon die in this final battle. Beowulf: A 'superhero story' and its enduring appeal 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z College-level seniors under his tutelage read “Oedipus the King,” Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” ”Beowulf” and Dante’s “Inferno.” Role of classics in classroom changing 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, Bew didn't seem to get the "nothing wrong with a good soap" memo; his Beowulf seems determined to remain true to source material, which involves a lot of glowering, growling and stomping around. Esquire TV's 'Beowulf' is one that, unfortunately, is so two millenniums ago 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z For a while I was happy to walk up and down the road on my own, earphones in, handbag stuffed full of unread translations of Beowulf. I’m tired of being kind to creepy men in order to stay safe | Daisy Buchanan 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The Turing Phone's "Beowulf" color option features a purple, black, and gold design. The Turing Phone is the craziest Android device you'll see this year 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Beowulf isn't just significant in English literary history - it is set in Denmark and was actually first translated from the Anglo-Saxon into Danish. Beowulf: A 'superhero story' and its enduring appeal 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Mr Lord designed one of the Bristol sculptures, Beowulf tribute "Baa-wulf": "Most of them have got a terrible pun, that's the essential part of the thing," he noted at a launch event. Putting on the Shaun the Sheep show - BBC News 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z It seems unfair to call any iteration of the epic "Beowulf" derivative, because "Beowulf" pretty much started it all. Esquire TV's 'Beowulf' is one that, unfortunately, is so two millenniums ago 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z She said the decision was driven partly by the Common Core’s emphasis on nonfiction and partly by her recognition that students just were not that interested in “Beowulf.” English Class in Common Core Era: Nonfiction Joins the Classics 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Lewis, the influence of “Beowulf,” and Tolkien’s devout Catholicism come up. MUW professor confirmed Tolkien devotee, scholar 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The professor of English, media and drama was involved in a 2015 project as part of which workshops were held, challenging students of all ages to transform the story of Beowulf into a video game. Beowulf: A 'superhero story' and its enduring appeal 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Beowulf Boritt’s sets and projections are big and colorful without being overwhelming or cluttered. Review: ‘On the Town’ is a helluva revival 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Beowulf is waiting for the Swedish authorities to decide whether to approve its application for a 25-year mining concession. The reindeer herders battling a mine 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Beowulf is a 3,000-line story told in verse, written some time around the turn of the first millennium, and is one of the oldest written examples of Old English. J.R.R. Tolkien's 88-year-old translation of 'Beowulf' is finally being published 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Gee calls it, ‘The Beowulf Effect’: The tendency to build a pleasing narrative history out of what is actually a very small sample. Nature Editor Pens New Book On Humanity's Accidental Origins 2013-11-06T18:22:00Z For even the most avid reader, Beowulf is a notoriously unwieldy classic. Google's T&Cs Should Be More 50 Shades Of Grey And Less Beowulf 2013-10-20T13:19:00Z If the researchers removed the character of Beowulf from the network, they found that the other characters are linked with one another in other ways. Is Mythology Like Facebook? 2012-07-25T00:10:39Z Sami campaigners insist they will continue their opposition to the Kallak project, even if Beowulf is given its operating licence. The reindeer herders battling a mine 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Now, the New York Times reports that one of his earliest scholarly works, a translation of Beowulf, is being published for the first time. J.R.R. Tolkien's 88-year-old translation of 'Beowulf' is finally being published 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, except in the case of the epic Beowulf, only fragments of these have survived. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z That the language should be more like 50 Shades of Grey and rather less like Beowulf. Google's T&Cs Should Be More 50 Shades Of Grey And Less Beowulf 2013-10-20T13:19:00Z No one believes that Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxon epic, slew a talking monster named Grendel. Is Mythology Like Facebook? 2012-07-25T00:10:39Z "I would say to Beowulf 'just walk away,'" she tells me. The reindeer herders battling a mine 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z In Beowulf, where he is called Hrothwulf, he is represented as reigning over Denmark in conjunction with his uncle Hrothgar, one of the three sons of an earlier king called Healfdene. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Here, no doubt, was located the famous hall Heorot, of which we read in Beowulf. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Louisa threatens to shut her up on her return with nothing to read but her Anglo-Saxon grammar and "Beowulf." Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z On the other hand, it’s also deeply creepy – something that maybe a film like Beowulf is shooting for to begin with. The Steve Jobs Action Figure Walks Into the Uncanny Valley but Will Anyone Buy Him? 2012-01-03T15:06:18Z Beowulf, Chaucer, Shakespeare and Seneca seem to be his favorite hobbies. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Candidates will be examined in the following texts:— Beowulf. An American at Oxford 2011-12-02T03:00:19.150Z The family took its name from a mythical ancestor, King Shield, whose coming to the Daneland is told in the opening lines of the Old English epic Beowulf. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z But in the Beowulf poem Scef still retains his dignity as ancient patriarch of the kings of Denmark. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Here’s the Beowulf trailer in case you missed the film. The Steve Jobs Action Figure Walks Into the Uncanny Valley but Will Anyone Buy Him? 2012-01-03T15:06:18Z Of the ancestors of English literature "Beowulf" is scarcely more significant, and rather less graceful, than our tree-inhabiting forebears with prehensile toes; the true progenitors of English literature are Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Italian, and French. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and the poems of Beowulf, Cædmon, and Cynewulf, should be glanced at to see what sort of people our ancestors were. The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature 2011-10-20T02:00:20.857Z What would a Suffolk miller’s swain have said if I had repeated to him verses out of Beowulf or even Chaucer, and had asked him about the residence of Skelton?” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Yet behind the characters of the sacred legend we may also see the national heroes, Siegfried, Beowulf, Civilis, Orange. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Beowulf, because it is extant, has sometimes been over-valued, as if it were the work of an English Homer. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The wan raven circles above the conflicting hosts, waiting for his prey; the water-snakes curve and curl in the seething waters into which Beowulf plunges to meet the monster. Chaucer and His Times 2011-06-30T02:00:26.883Z Together with Jean Baptiste Michel, he charted the course of irregular verbs from the 9th century Beowulf, to the 13 century Canterbury Tales, to 21st century Harry Potter. The Renaissance Man: How to Become a Scientist Over and Over Again 2011-06-08T13:15:10.513Z Beowulf was a mailed knight, and his gilded ensign hung like a meteor in the air, and none knew the fate it portended. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The Titanic imagination of the "Nibelungen" and the tremendous imagery of "Beowulf" were both the inevitable expression of the tumultuous soul of the Teuton, conscious of a great destiny. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z But many trashy things have been equally honoured in gentlemen’s libraries, and it cannot be shown that Beowulf was nearly the best of its class. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z "Can you tell me whether Ethel the Saxon, daughter of Beowulf, dwells there?" The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Zemeckis had planned to use motion-capture technology similar to that in two of his previous films, Beowulf and A Christmas Carol. Yellow Submarine scuppered by Disney 2011-03-15T18:13:36Z Here our task ends, which was not to analyse the tale of Beowulf, but solely to exhibit the manners of a primeval epoch in society. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "Siegfried," "Beowulf," and "Lucifer," all typify the Anglo-Saxon spirit of revolt, that love of freedom and that strong individualism which has always been the distinguishing characteristic of the Low Germans. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Beowulf, through its rendering of noble manners, its picture of good society, adds something distinct and unforgettable to the records of the past. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Don't you remember his coming to the hall and playing joust and broadsword with Master Beowulf? The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The English poem may possibly be rather a literary composition than a genuine example of minstrel poetry, but the portions that have survived are hardly inferior to the best passages of Beowulf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Beowulf had shared the fate of C�dmon, being preserved only 57 in a single manuscript in the Cottonian Library, where it escaped from the destructive fire of 1731, not, however, without injury. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The author of Beowulf, though the first English verse poet, is not the oldest Teutonic poet; he had predecessors in rhythmic prose. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Beowulf is worth studying, among other reasons, because it brings out one great difference between the earlier and later medieval poetry, between Anglo-Saxon and Middle English taste in fiction. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z "Whilst the cooks are busy with our spoil, Beowulf, I propose we practise at the joust," said Oswald. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Among these Beowulf is the only one which exists in anything like complete form, and it is of all examples of Teutonic epic the most important. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z This last circumstance has been remarkably shown in the fate of the heroic tale of Beowulf. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z There is parallelism in all poetry, in Beowulf and the Kalevala, and even in prose. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Beowulf is a tale of adventure; the incidents in it are such as may be found in hundreds of other stories. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Those gallant gentlemen are returning who would not let me take part in the boar hunt because I was a girl, honest Beowulf was pleased to say. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z With all its trivialities and incongruities, which belong to a barbarous age, Beowulf is yet a solid and comprehensive example of native epic poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z The watchman of the seas leaves not the coast, duteous in his lonely cares; while Beowulf, with his companions, marches onwards. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z England and Greece are especially cited as examples, since Homer lived before Herodotus and the author of Beowulf before King Alfred. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z Beowulf himself, the hero, is a champion and a slayer of monsters. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Thank you, Beowulf, for your compliments, but if I am permitted to witness your feat of arms, I'll endeavour not to 'simper and whimper about' if it annoys you. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Ancient warriors strut their testosterone in approved Beowulf or 300 fashion. Dreaming Up How to Train Your Dragon 2010-03-27T05:35:00Z At the siege of Copenhagen a British bomb fell on the study of the hapless scholar, annihilating “Beowulf,” transcript, translation, and commentary, the toil of twenty years. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z It is not clear from the poem what part Beowulf is supposed to have taken in this struggle, or why he failed to ward off disaster from his lord and his country. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn That does not end the business, for the ogre’s mother comes to revenge her son, and Beowulf has a second fight and kills her too, and is thanked and goes home again. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z "Now, sirs," iterated Ethel, still fearful, "and especially you, Beowulf, don't get mad and knock each other's heads off, I tell you again!" The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z It meant something that the rude language of Beowulf was to be succeeded by the smoother lilt of Chaucer—that, in short, the English had a new and bookish tongue. The Ifs of History Yet even thus humbled and obscured, Beowulf aspires to a poetic existence. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z For it is clear from Beowulf that, whatever else they may have been, the Geatas were not Danes. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Beowulf goes to attack the dragon, fights and wins, but is himself killed by the poison of the dragon. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Beowulf was rather older, bulkier in build, and better set up, being twenty-three. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z A detailed description of an ancient barrow-burial is given in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf.—Bibliography: The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Beowulf, he whose beautiful ship had come over “the swan-path,” may now peacefully show himself in his warlike array. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Of him we are told in Beowulf very little. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn In romances, and also in popular tales, you may get the same sort of adventures as in Beowulf, but they are told in quite a different way. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Forgetting her dignity in her anxiety over Beowulf's temper, Ethel tripped up to Oswald and with girlish freedom grasped his arm. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The most important Anglo-Saxon poem is the ancient epic of Beowulf, extending to more than 6000 lines. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The learned Thorkelin was despatched on a literary expedition, and a careful transcript of the manuscript of Beowulf was brought to the learned and patriotic Danes. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z In the first place the poem of Beowulf can, with fair certainty, be attributed to a date earlier than that at which the historic Offa and his spouse lived. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn It is this, chiefly, that makes Beowulf a true epic poem—that is, a narrative poem of the most stately and serious kind. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Now, Master Oswald, you have driven Beowulf mad, as I thought you would. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Beowulf is a Scandinavian prince, who slays a monster named Grendel, after encountering supernatural perils, and is at last slain in a contest with a frightful dragon. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The Anglo-Saxon poetical narrative of “The Exploits of Beowulf” forms a striking contrast with the chronological paraphrase of C�dmon. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z We have no right to assume that the episode is an interpolation merely because such an assumption may suit our theory of the development of Beowulf. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn One of them, Hygelac, the king whom Beowulf succeeded, is identified with a king named by the Frankish historian Gregory of Tours; the date is about A.D. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Presently Beowulf returned with a couple of broadswords, but his temper had abated nothing in the interval. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The herb lore recorded in these manuscripts is the herb lore, not of the century in which they were written, but of the dim past ages pictured in the oldest parts of Widsith and Beowulf. The Old English Herbals Library treasures went online, like Beowulf, the earliest known narrative poem in English, dated circa 1000, or the original Bible from Gutenberg, dated 1455, on the website of the British Library. Booknology: The eBook (1971-2010) In this he with equal certainty resembles Beowulf. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The epic poem of Beowulf has its source pretty far back, in the history of countries not very closely related to England. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z Then Ethel grasped Beowulf's arm, and they adjourned to the hall. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Beowulf, for instance, is represented only by a manuscript of the first half of the eleventh century, and Caedmon by a manuscript of the tenth century. The Story of Books This carries us back to the seventh century after Christ, for it is to that date that Kemble and Thorpe refer the ancient English epic, the Beowulf. Lectures on The Science of Language According to modern ideas, indeed, there is more of the Christian hero in Beowulf than in Orm. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The solid foundation and epic weight of Beowulf are not exceptional among the Anglo-Saxon poems. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z At the foot of the table sat his son, who took his own name of Beowulf. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The Anglo-Saxon Beowulf, in its original Teutonic tongue, introduces us to the primeval life of Germanic heroism and warlike turmoil at the dawn of a still mystic past. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) The alliteration found in “Beowulf,” the first Anglo-Saxon epic, A.D. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde When Grendel's mother in revenge makes an attack on the hall, Beowulf seeks her out and kills her also in her home beneath the waters. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn There are not many other poems extant of the same class, but there is enough to show that Beowulf is not alone. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z He is honest, is Beowulf, and brave too. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Sir Beowulf; and I shall see the Cheruskians of ancient days, the first who ever beat the Romans, and of whom the singer of the Saxons still sings. A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) The most regular verse appears in Anglo-Saxon poetry of what may be called the classical period,—700 A.D. and for a century following,—represented by Beowulf and the poems of Cynewulf. English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History The pedigree of the house of Healfdene can be constructed from the references in Beowulf. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn But though it survives the great change in the language, it has a different sound in the fourteenth century from what it has in Beowulf; the older verse has a manner of its own. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z This outburst of sturdy Beowulf's was greeted by the pair with a shout of hilarious laughter. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z It originally signified the sea itself, and was afterwards used for the raging of the sea, Beowulf, l. 56; The Lay of Havelok the Dane Beowulf was first announced as in preparation in the list of May 20, 1893. The Art and Craft of Printing The chief of these Danish retainers is Bothvar Bjarki, who, as we shall see later, has been thought to stand in some relation to Beowulf. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Had that been the case, we should hardly have had anything like Beowulf; we should not have had the poem of Maldon. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z I know not, Beowulf, but, by the rood! The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Thus Müllenhoff sees in Grendel the giant-god of the storm-tossed equinoctial sea, while Beowulf is the Scandinavian god Freyr, who in the spring drives back the sea and restores the land. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary They were the tribe to which Beowulf belonged. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Yet this Geatic expedition against Onela is, with the exception of the dragon episode, the only event which our poem has to narrate concerning Beowulf's long reign of fifty years. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Widsith in form of verse is nearer to this lyric of Deor than to the regular sustained narrative verse of Beowulf. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z The castle, or what is more correct, the hall of the Thane Beowulf made no pretension to architectural style or beauty. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Hrothgar accepts Beowulf’s proffered aid, and before the dread hour of visitation comes, the time is spent in wassail. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary There is none of the allusiveness and excursiveness of the Beowulf; we have here not a member of an epic cycle, but an independent song. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose The dialect, syntax and metre of Beowulf as evidence of its literary history 104 Section III. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Beowulf or Samson Agonistes might be said to ‘stand for’ heroism, just as truly as the Red Cross Knight in Spenser, or Mr. Valiant for Truth in the Pilgrim’s Progress. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z There is something ominous in all this, Beowulf. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Beowulf, in the preceding lines, was wondering how it would result. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary To do this for the principal Old English poems, with the exception of Beowulf, is the purpose of the present volume. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose The descriptions in Beowulf would suit the cliffs of southern Sweden well, but they are quite inapplicable to the sandy dunes of Jutland. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The book containing the poems Beowulf and Judith in the Cotton Library at the British Museum. Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 2011-09-09T02:00:56.970Z "Thank you, brother Beowulf, for your good intentions; but haven't I told you many times before, that ash sapling hasn't grown yet?" The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Beowulf’s followers now seem to have seized their swords and come to his aid, not knowing that Grendel, having forsworn war-weapons himself, is proof against the best of swords. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The Anglo-Saxon’s life was overshadowed by the power of Wyrd, though Beowulf says that “a man may escape his Wyrd—if he be good enough.” Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Yet Beowulf has no part to play in the episode of the death of Heardred. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The numberless epic romances in which they delighted had no resemblance with the "Beowulf" of old. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare The diversion of Beowulf's wrath, however, did good, and especially as Oswald took Ethel's hint, and was clearly second best. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Beowulf finds her at the sea-bottom, and after a desperate struggle slays her. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Manuscript: The same as the one containing Beowulf. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose To the fabulous achievements of Beowulf, his fight with Grendel, Grendel's dam, and the dragon, it will be necessary to return later. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn This is the nearest approach to tenderness discoverable in the whole epic of "Beowulf." The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare A glance round the hall told at once that Beowulf still held by the heathenish customs which his viking ancestors brought over with them. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Beowulf, having now accomplished his mission, returns to Sweden. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary The more exalted mythology of Woden, Thor, and Balder, so generally considered to have been all-pervading in Germany and Scandinavia, finds no place in Beowulf. The Ethnology of the British Islands The details of this war can be reconstructed, partly from the allusions in Beowulf, partly from the Scandinavian accounts. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn In English literature out of the unknown past rose the Anglo-Saxon lyric and epic, Deor's Complaint, Beowulf, and the poems of Cædmon and Cynewulf. Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse Hast thou any of thy comrades, servants of the worthy Thane Beowulf, hiding hereabouts who are willing to take a new master? The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The editors and translators of Beowulf invariably render ofer in this passage by about; but Beowulf says not a word about his wound. Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary Beowulf approaches his end; the ceremonies of his funeral are described in detail, the political complications created by his death are alluded to:— 3. The Ethnology of the British Islands We gather from Beowulf that for generations a blood feud has raged between the Danes and the Heathobeardan. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Facing pages from “The Tale of Beowulf,” as designedand printed by William Morris. Applied Design for Printers A Handbook of the Principles of Arrangement, with Brief Comment on the Periods of Design Which Have Most Strongly Influenced Printing Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #43 Amongst the number was the lovely daughter of the worthy Thane Beowulf, who, along with his son, had been slain in resisting the advance of the Normans. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z No one knows the author of "Beowulf" or of the "Nibelungen Lied." Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews That the walls were covered with tapestry in the thirteenth century is supposed to be proved by the description of Hrothgar’s house in the Romance of Beowulf. Needlework As Art So much we learn from the report which Beowulf gives, on his return home, to Hygelac, as to the state of things at the Danish court. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn No one knows the author of “Beowulf” or of the “Nibelungen Lied.” A Manual of the Art of Fiction Meanwhile, honest Beowulf sat almost dumbfounded whilst this passage of wit was proceeding, though he only dimly comprehended what this new-fangled jargon meant; but his choler was rising rapidly during the process. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z Library treasures went online, like Beowulf on the website of the British Library. A Short History of EBooks The following poem from the Anglo-Saxon poem of Beowulf shows that the hospitable hall of the Saxon earl was hung with tapestry embroidered with gold. Needlework As Art Widsith is a composite poem: the passage concerning Offa, though not the most obviously primitive portion of it, is, nevertheless, early: it may well be earlier than Beowulf. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn At the Anglo-Saxon lecture in the afternoon, she sat looking down, out of the window, hearing no word, of Beowulf or of anything else. The Rainbow How shocking of you, brother Beowulf, to talk of using an ash sapling to a young lady! The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The British Library holds the only known manuscript of Beowulf, dated circa 1000, and digitized it for the world to enjoy. A Short History of EBooks |
| 随便看 |
|
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。