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Beowulf in Cyberspace

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing translations, maps, essays, and resources, this is a good online resource for students, particularly advanced students, reading and studying the Anglo Saxon poem, "Beowulf." The "Old English" glossary included at this website...
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Read Write Think: Reading Literature in Translation: Beowulf as a Case Study

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for two lessons that examine different translations of "Beowulf" in order to study the nature of translation and examine the verse structure of the original text. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...
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Editor Eric:commentary on Translations: Beowulf:the Monster and Its Interpreters

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by Eric McMillan focuses on comparing the translations of Beowulf with passages from the original Old English translation and four other translations. He discusses translations in poetry and in prose, with alliteration and...