ot-my mini review of Children of Hurin

Batrinque at aol.com · 16 Apr 2007, 12:13 · from 2007-April.txt.gz

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From: Batrinque at aol.com (Batrinque at aol.com)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:13:51 EDT
Subject: (urth) ot-my mini review of Children of Hurin
Message-ID: <d4d.5f71eeb.3354c27f at aol.com>

In a message dated 4/16/2007 6:58:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Batrinque at aol.com writes:

I much  enjoyed Heaney's translation of Beowulf, although I do wish there had 
been  something a little more of the robust flavor of the mead hall in it, 
but I  would be hard-pressed to name a translation I would recommend over it to  
anyone who had not previously read the poem (and definitely to read it as a  
poem, not prose)

Saying this left open the question of what I would recommend as a second  
translation of Beowulf, to follow after Heaney's to perhaps impart something  
more of that robust or raw mead hall flavor.  There are so many possible  
choices.  Maybe the Sullivan and Murphy translation, or that by Lehmann, or  that by 
Rebsamen ...  And it is fun to simply listen to a reading of the  poem in the 
original language, just to hear the alliteration and insistent  rhythm.

Speaking of translations, I would think that Wolfe's works -- especially  the 
Book of the New Sun -- would be a formidable challenge to translate well.  

Bruce  Trinque
Amston, CT

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