Tag: Stephen Mitchell

A New Translation of “Beowulf” Challenges Its Christian Meaning

by Rev. Kevin Bezner | Jan 9, 2018 | Books, Faith, Featured, Friendship, Literature, Poetry | 0 |

Stephen Mitchell is a gifted translator, and his translation of Beowulf in verse is meticulous, lucid, musical, and most readable, but is a poor guide to its meaning.

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