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ericadawn16 ([personal profile] ericadawn16) wrote2014-04-10 02:35 pm

Tolkien

They are FINALLY releasing Tolkien's translation of Beowulf next month.

It excites me because for over a decade now I've reading how awesome it was supposed to be.

It fills me with dread because sometimes Christopher does some odd choices for the actual publishing. There was one a few years ago that I actually found...boring which normally never happens when I'm reading Tolkien...except for aspects of The Two Towers but that kicks everyone's asses

I also missed that Tolkien had an Arthur book released last year...has anyone read this?


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[identity profile] nesmith.livejournal.com 2014-04-10 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll definitely have to check that out, if just to see how his translation compares to Heaney's and to the original. :)

[identity profile] ragnarok-08.livejournal.com 2014-04-10 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll have to check that out soon.

[identity profile] i-llbedammned.livejournal.com 2014-04-16 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
This makes me happy!