Dec 01, 2016 listen free to beowulf version 2 audiobook by various authors with a 30 day free trial. Beowulf was composed by an anonymous anglosaxon poet. This is a short but beautiful book, and the gummere translation really captures the feel of the old english. This audio book successfully got me through fully reading beowulf in one weekend for my literature class. As the publishers summary states, this audiobook only contains a selection from beowulf, namely. This audio book is available on mp3 digital download from project. Written a thousand years ago, this long poem is the very first surviving piece of english literature.
Listen to seamus heaneys reading of selections from beowulf. Beowulf, a young hero of the geats, comes with his band of dauntless warriors to aid the king and prove his might in combat and skill as a leader before ascending the throne of. The brave warrior, beowulf, comes to the aid of king hrothgar when he hears that grendel, a horrible monster, is terrorizing the inhabitants of hart hall. Translation by michael alexander, first published on 1973 is very skillfully put together and admirable. Kara shallenberg, karen savage, jim mowatt, peter yearsley, cynthia lyons, denny sayers, kristin ferreri. The story of heroic beowulf and his battles with the monster grendel and also with grendels mother not to mention the dragon is rather awesome. Beowulf is the iconic work of literature in old english. Beowulf version 2 unknown translated by francis barton gummere 1855 1919 beowulf was composed by an anonymous anglosaxon poet. Librivox founded in 2005 is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts. The main character, beowulf, proves himself a hero as he battles against supernatural demons and beasts. Librivox audio recording public domain certification. Beowulf heroically battles grendel, the water witch, and a fierce dragon. Beowulf was a great story though it ran on at many points. Beowulf stands as one of the first and greatest works of english literature.
This is an unabridged reading of the saga 4 hours followed by a discussion of it. Considered one of the most important pieces of english literature, beowulf has gripped audiences for over 1,000 years. Listen to beowulf by librivox community with a free trial. Welcome to highbridge audio publisher of unabridged audiobooks and public radio collections featuring garrison keillors a prairie home companion, car talk, npr driveway moments, and much more. The person or persons who have associated work with this document the dedicator or certifier hereby either a. Ill have to listen to the librivox version before i see the film. The different style readings at different paces for every section in this particular audio book took some getting used to.
This new translation, by the nobel laureate poet s. Beowulf part 1 by unknown full audiobook from librivox. The brave warrior, beowulf, comes to the aid of king hrothgar when he hears that. The subject of the poem is the battles of beowulf, the geatish hero, in youth and old age. Comedy, fiction, humor, librivox, literature, audiobook, leacock source. Beowulf hall translation unknown translated by john lesslie hall 1856 1928. Heaneys performance reminds us that beowulf, written near the turn of another millennium, was intended to be heard not read composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, beowulf is the. This audiobook has anglo saxon old english poetry narrated beautifully. Old english an anglosaxon readerbeowulf librivox forum. Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of. Librivox recording of beowulf by an unknown author translated by francis barton gummere. A great story to be listened to, this audio book is well read by a group of seven narrators at librivox.
Now, with this stunning modern verse translation, fagles has reintroduced virgils aeneid to a whole new generation, and completed the classical triptych at the heart of western. Beowulf translation by seamus heaney highbridge audio. Beowulf discover the best ebooks, audiobooks, magazines. Jan 14, 2020 the epic poem beowulf has enthralled readers for centuries with its tale of adventure, heroism, and glory in combat. The publication of a new translation by fagles is a literary event. I got really excited when i found it, read by the great readers of librivox and then i was sort of let down that it wasnt in old english like i hoped.
Librivox recording of stories of beowulf told to the children, by henrietta elizabeth marshall. Francis barton gummere translates this beautiful poem. Great choice with the film coming up hopefully this film wont be a disappointment. In 2020, librivox welcomed an amazing amount of new volunteers, one of the few positive sideeffects of the covid19 pandemic. The most famous piece of old english literature, beowulf was written by an unknown poet at least. His translations of both the iliad and odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have become the standard translations of our era. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Originally written in old english, this translation by francis barton gummere updates it to modern english. Audibles beowulf recaptures the heroic style and vast scale of what can be considered englands first native audiobook.
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The court of hrothgar, good king of the danes, has fallen under attack from the vile giant grendel. Unknown translated by francis barton gummere 1855 1919 this is a short but beautiful book, and the gummere translation really captures the feel of the old english. The most famous piece of old english literature, beowulf was written by an unknown poet at least years ago and tells how the eponymous hero who is a great warrior defeats the monster grendel and his mother. Beowulf was composed by an anonymous anglo saxon poet. Learn from beowulf experts like susan signe morrison and the beowulf poet. A new york times bestseller and whitbread book of the year. The way i found out about librivox was by searching for a beowulf audio recordings. Participants in the discussion include jesse, seth, and mr jim moon talked about on todays show. Read in english by clarinetcarrot the most famous piece of old english literature, beowulf was written by an unknown poet at least years ago and tells how the eponymous hero who is a great warrior defeats the monster grendel and his mother. Beowulf tells the story of a mysterious young warrior who saves the speardanes from the terrible monster grendel and his venomous mother. New york times best seller and whitebread book of the year, nobel laureate seamus heaneys new translation of beowulf comes to life in this gripping audio. Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of beowulf, a scandinavian hero who saves the danes from the seemingly invincible monster grendel and, later, from grendels mother. Check out this book audio thenewbookofthischannel2789 beowulf version 2 audiobookunknown, translated by francis barton.
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