nasamuffin, book enjoyer reviewed Beowulf by Maria Dahvana Headley
Nearly twenty years after Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf—and fifty years after the translation that …
Approachable, fun, not a gimmick!
4 stars
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I really liked this translation. Ask me if I remember anything from studying Beowulf in high school. I don't. But this translation was engaging and super easy to follow, with tasty bits of alliteration and rhyme tucked into free verse that feels part late-night coffeeshop open-mic poetry, part barstool bragging. My only regret is that I didn't listen to the audiobook instead/in addition.