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Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation,  \nnone of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher.  \nPublished by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112  \n[www.upenn.edu/pennpress](www.upenn.edu/pennpress)  \nPrinted in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ISBN 978-0-8122-4345-1  \nThis book is dedicated to  \nJ. R. R. Tolkien, who first drew me into the medieval world through the gates of Middle-earth; to the teachers and scholars who taught me the language—especially Jim Rosier, Ted Irving, John Pope, Bruce Mitchell; to my children—Telory, Caden, Marc, and Milena—who listened to the poems and loved to tell riddles; tomy Mother and Father who helped me find my way; to my wife and fellow traveler Raima Evan, who has been my steadfast companion in words and worlds; and to the unknown poets who wrote or chanted these poems.  \nThe poets pass over; the poems pass on.  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nCONTENTS  \nForeword by Tom Shippey ix  \nNote on Editions xxvii  \nGuide to Pronouncing Old English xxix On Translating Old English Poetry 1  \nBEOWULF  \nIntroduction 21  \nBeowulf 37  \nOTHER OLD ENGLISH POEMS  \nA Note on Genres 125  \nHeroic or Historical Poems 127  \nThe Battle of Maldon 128  \nDeor 138  \nElegies 143  \nThe Wanderer 144  \nThe Seafarer 150  \nThe Wife’s Lament 155  \nWulf and Eadwacer 158  \nSelected Exeter Book Riddles 161  \nRiddles 164  \nviii | CONTE NTS  \nGnomic or Wisdom Poems 178  \nMaxims II (Cotton Maxims) 179  \nCharms 183  \nThe Fortunes of Men 186  \nReligious Poems 190  \nCædmon’s Hymn 191  \nPhysiologus: Panther and Whale 193  \nVainglory 199  \nTwo Advent Lyrics 203  \nThe Dream of the Rood 207  \nAppendix A.“Digressions”: Battles, Feuds, and  \nFamily Strife in Beowulf 215  \nAppendix B. Genealogies in Beowulf 220  \nAppendix C. Two Scandinavian Analogues of Beowulf 223  \nAppendix D. Possible Riddle Solutions 228  \nGlossary of Proper Names 237  \nBibliography 245  \nIndex 253  \nAcknowledgments 256","cbCaih4EV4mWIVnA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih4EV4mWIVnA","pdf",1322243,292,"English","# Foreword by Tom Shippey\n# Note on Editions\n# Guide to Pronouncing Old English\n# On Translating Old English Poetry\n# BEOWULF\n## Introduction\n## Beowulf\n# OTHER OLD ENGLISH POEMS\n## A Note on Genres\n## Heroic or Historical Poems\n## Elegies\n## The Wanderer\n## The Seafarer\n## Selected Exeter Book Riddles\n## Riddles\n## Gnomic or Wisdom Poems\n## Maxims II (Cotton Maxims)\n## Charms\n## Religious Poems\n## Cædmon’s Hymn\n## Appendix A. “Digressions”\n## Glossary of Proper Names\n## Bibliography\n## Index","[{\"question\":\"What materials does the book include besides Beowulf?\",\"answer\":\"It includes other Old English poems organized by genre, including heroic or historical poems, elegies, riddles (notably from the Exeter Book), gnomic or wisdom poems, and religious poems. 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