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arcamaxbooks
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Beowulf
Sep 4 2007, 10:52 AM EDT | Post edited: Sep 4 2007, 10:52 AM EDT
Oddly, I'm not a fan of the plot, as it were, but I'm fascinated with it as an historical piece. I also read a decent chunk of it in the original Old English, which was "entertaining," to say the least.

Neil Gaiman adapted it for the screenplay, so I'm really looking forward to that -- he's one of my favorite writers. Do you find this valuable?    
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Irishangel513
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1. RE: Beowulf
Sep 6 2007, 5:32 PM EDT | Post edited: Sep 6 2007, 5:32 PM EDT
Right! I didn't think I would like it either...there are many translations of it. The more I read the more I got into the story. I also tried a bit of the Old English myself...then quickly returned to the play I WAS reading which was the translation by Burton Raffel. It was easy for me to picture the storyline. I believe this was the version used to make the movie that has been released...which I have not seen yet. Still a good book for the bookshelf anyway.
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