The Word Exchange
Anglo-Saxon Poems in Translation
8 June 2012
Description
"A book the many fans of Heaney's Beowulf might take home and dip into, almost at random, for years." —Publishers Weekly
Reviews
"A superb anthology . . . the results are wide-ranging, both in variety of original poems and in the distinctive voices of the translators." — John Wilson, Commonweal
"The editors and translators . . . have unlocked the word hoard here, and have made us see this rich legacy with fresh eyes." — Michael Wood, Financial Times
"Anyone who has been put off Anglo-Saxon poetry because of the stiffness or academese of older translations will discover much to enjoy in The Word Exchange." — Michael Dirda, Washington Post
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