{"product_id":"9781911617822-beowulf","title":"Beowulf","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea new feminist translation of the epic poem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/em\u003e, AND \u003cem\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e A new, feminist translation of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e by the author of the acclaimed novel \u003cem\u003eThe Mere Wife\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly twenty years after Seamus Heaney’s translation of \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e — and fifty years after the translation that continues to torment students around the world — there is a radical new verse interpretation of the epic poem by Maria Dahvana Headley, which brings to light elements never before translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man seeks to prove himself as a hero. A monster seeks silence in his territory. A warrior seeks to avenge her murdered son. A dragon ends it all. These familiar components of the epic poem are seen with a novelist’s eye towards gender, genre, and history. \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e has always been a tale of entitlement and encroachment — of powerful men seeking to become more powerful and one woman seeking justice for her child — but this version brings new context to an old story. While crafting her contemporary adaptation, Headley unearthed significant shifts lost over centuries of translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39261702094945,"sku":"9781911617822","price":7.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28275836.jpg?v=1722498992","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781911617822-beowulf","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}