I cannot imagine why Beowulf is being given away in Logos this month.
Does anyone else find this pretty odd. I barely got through it in high school!
I cannot imagine why Beowulf is being given away in Logos this month. Does anyone else find this pretty odd. I barely got through it in high school!
Peace to you JoshinRI! *smile* I think it's part of Logos gearing up for their Noet.com http://noet.com/ ........... Beowulf has actually been free every month as part of the larger Perseus Collection. For some reason -- again I would think Noet.com -- they now have made it free as an individual book....
Maybe Bewulf-ers want to double their Beowulfian pleasure: logosres:garnettbeowulfeng;art=title (Perseus)
EDIT: And then, maybe not!
Me likes very very much!
~Butters [:)]
Me likes very very much! ~Butters
~Butters
Sorry to disappoint you Butters but while "free"[G], it's also a translation. [W]
~The Staff
Beowulf has been free and separate ever since Perseus was released.
As [one of?] the oldest extant complete anglo-saxon poetic epics. Its value lies in its antiquity, as well as in its ancient syncretic pagan and Christian symbolism (battling demonic creatures, etc).
Regardless of its spiritual utility, it is a great story giving a sideways glimpse into the thoughts, values, and culture of ancient teutonic people exposed to Christianity and wrestling with pagan remnants. In that sense it is very contemporary.
If you'd like another glimpse at ancient Christian poetry, google up the "dream of the rood"
Or just start here: Dream of the Rood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If you'd like another glimpse at ancient Christian poetry, google up the "dream of the rood" Or just start here: Dream of the Rood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I wonder if noet.com will have some options in areas like this.... OR, I guess I could do a PB; but time has been short lately, eh???
Edit: FWIW - Here's a lovely translation: http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Dream_Rood_Kennedy.pdf
I looked at doing a PB but can't find a text that will let me use it without getting a permission letter. I could do that of course... If I had enough inclination.
Still I like some of the ancient works.
The Dream of the rood pictures Jesus quite differently than a victim of the cross. Instead it portrays him as a germanic warrior king embracing his death for glory.
Ironically, from a prophetic standpoint, that is much more accurate than the standard (dare I say "orthodox") depiction. He's not a victim so much as bait.
TC, Thanks for your literate contribution to this discussion. Always great to hear from a gentleman and a scholar. And I appreciate the other poem that you mention in your next post, "The Dream of the rood".
