Tinker’s Yale thesis surveys every attempt to translate Beowulf, from Sharon Turner’s extracts of 1805 through Thorkelin, Grundtvig, Kemble, Thorpe and Grein to the versions of his own day. Each entry describes the text used, quotes sample passages and judges the translator’s accuracy and style, and the early chapters double as a history of how the poem itself was edited.
A valuable guide for students of Old English and anyone curious how the poem reached modern readers. Download the free EPUB.