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PBS Recommended Translation for Spring 2013
The Anglo-Saxon epic poem
Beowulf
is brought to life by American poet Meghan Purvis in a vigorous contemporary translation. Written across a range of poetic forms and voices, this rendering captures the thrust and gore of battle, the sinister fens and moorlands of Dark Age Denmark, and the treasures and glories of the mead-hall. But can the hero defeat his blood-thirsty foes, save the Geats from being wiped off the map, and claim his just rewards? Combining faithful translation with innovative re-workings and poems from alternative viewpoints, Purvis has created an exciting new interpretation of
- full of verve and the bristle of language.
Meghan Purvis
received her MA and PhD in Creative Writing from UEA. Her work has appeared in publications such as
The Rialto
,
The Frogmore Papers
and
Magma
. She won the 2011 Times Stephen Spender Prize for an excerpt from her translation of
; another poem was commended. She lives in Cambridge.
The Anglo-Saxon epic poem
Beowulf
is brought to life by American poet Meghan Purvis in a vigorous contemporary translation. Written across a range of poetic forms and voices, this rendering captures the thrust and gore of battle, the sinister fens and moorlands of Dark Age Denmark, and the treasures and glories of the mead-hall. But can the hero defeat his blood-thirsty foes, save the Geats from being wiped off the map, and claim his just rewards? Combining faithful translation with innovative re-workings and poems from alternative viewpoints, Purvis has created an exciting new interpretation of
- full of verve and the bristle of language.
Meghan Purvis
received her MA and PhD in Creative Writing from UEA. Her work has appeared in publications such as
The Rialto
,
The Frogmore Papers
and
Magma
. She won the 2011 Times Stephen Spender Prize for an excerpt from her translation of
; another poem was commended. She lives in Cambridge.
PBS Recommended Translation for Spring 2013
The Anglo-Saxon epic poem
Beowulf
is brought to life by American poet Meghan Purvis in a vigorous contemporary translation. Written across a range of poetic forms and voices, this rendering captures the thrust and gore of battle, the sinister fens and moorlands of Dark Age Denmark, and the treasures and glories of the mead-hall. But can the hero defeat his blood-thirsty foes, save the Geats from being wiped off the map, and claim his just rewards? Combining faithful translation with innovative re-workings and poems from alternative viewpoints, Purvis has created an exciting new interpretation of
- full of verve and the bristle of language.
Meghan Purvis
received her MA and PhD in Creative Writing from UEA. Her work has appeared in publications such as
The Rialto
,
The Frogmore Papers
and
Magma
. She won the 2011 Times Stephen Spender Prize for an excerpt from her translation of
; another poem was commended. She lives in Cambridge.
The Anglo-Saxon epic poem
Beowulf
is brought to life by American poet Meghan Purvis in a vigorous contemporary translation. Written across a range of poetic forms and voices, this rendering captures the thrust and gore of battle, the sinister fens and moorlands of Dark Age Denmark, and the treasures and glories of the mead-hall. But can the hero defeat his blood-thirsty foes, save the Geats from being wiped off the map, and claim his just rewards? Combining faithful translation with innovative re-workings and poems from alternative viewpoints, Purvis has created an exciting new interpretation of
- full of verve and the bristle of language.
Meghan Purvis
received her MA and PhD in Creative Writing from UEA. Her work has appeared in publications such as
The Rialto
,
The Frogmore Papers
and
Magma
. She won the 2011 Times Stephen Spender Prize for an excerpt from her translation of
; another poem was commended. She lives in Cambridge.
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