A New Translation of “Beowulf” Challenges Its Christian Meaning
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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Pagan Ritual and Polish Nationalism: Adam Mickiewicz’s Play “Forefathers’ Eve”
Everywhere I traveled in Poland, I encountered a reverence for God and Christ, a faithfulness to the teachings of the Catholic Church, that superseded any excessively nationalistic spirit and love of country.
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