Project Gutenberg 2008-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 784 Tinker, Chauncey Brewster 1876 1963 Tinker, C. B. (Chauncey Brewster) The Translations of Beowulf: A Critical Bibliography Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Translations of Beowulf: A Critical Bibliography" by Chauncey Brewster Tinker is a critical publication written in the early 20th century. This work focuses on providing a historical and bibliographical analysis of the various translations of the Old English epic poem, "Beowulf," from its early interpretations up to the time of Tinker's writing. It serves as a resource for scholars and enthusiasts of Anglo-Saxon literature, detailing the evolution and significance of different translations and their respective impacts on the understanding of the original text. The opening of the volume outlines the author's intent to compile a comprehensive account of all translations of "Beowulf," starting with Sharon Turner's early work in 1805 and moving through subsequent translators. Tinker emphasizes the variances in text interpretations, the context in which translations were produced, and the critical reception of these works, highlighting the differences in literary merit and accuracy. The initial chapters include discussions on the manuscript's history, previous editors, and how different translations reflect both the cultural and scholarly values of their times. Ultimately, Tinker aims to offer a valuable reference for those studying the poem and its translations, assessing both their textual fidelity and literary qualities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Beowulf -- Translations -- Bibliography Monsters in literature -- Bibliography Epic poetry, English (Old) -- Translations -- Bibliography Dragons in literature -- Bibliography Heroes in literature -- Bibliography Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Category: Classics of Literature Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 353015 2025-06-10T15:16:29.055757 text/html 353584 2021-01-03T19:43:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 120388 2021-01-03T19:43:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 229548 2025-06-10T15:16:42.143233 application/epub+zip 233853 2025-06-10T15:16:33.950747 application/epub+zip 195346 2025-06-10T15:16:32.036745 application/epub+zip 510084 2025-06-10T15:16:47.033177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516894 2025-06-10T15:16:40.659286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392177 2022-09-12T07:01:40.466968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277832 2025-06-10T15:16:27.505754 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277665 2021-01-03T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 108390 2021-01-03T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 274245 2021-01-03T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107358 2021-01-03T19:43:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21877 2025-06-10T15:16:47.201154 application/rdf+xml 22642 2025-06-10T15:16:32.660725 image/jpeg 4814 2025-06-10T15:16:32.348748 image/jpeg 215406 2025-06-10T15:16:29.082749 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia