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muriel_volestrangler

(101,295 posts) Sat Dec 21, 2013, 07:54 PM Dec 2013

Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of Beowulf

Beowulf came up in a now-locked Lounge thread; as did Ireland, for that matter. If you're interested in it, then I highly recommend the poet reading his own translation, here:

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Seamus Heaney reads his own translation of Beowulf (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 OP

I've tried 3 times to rec the OP, but it won't go through. Maybe later. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #1

oo! eShirl Dec 2013 #2

I taught it far too many times for me to go back to it! (Though I still like "Gulped the blood and WinkyDink Dec 2013 #3

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)

1. I've tried 3 times to rec the OP, but it won't go through. Maybe later.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 11:35 AM

Dec 2013

Thank you very much for this, btw. As the offspring of Irish patriots, I excuse my love of this poem by considering how it came into being long before the Emerald Isle was invaded and occupied by a foreign power that did everything possible to lay waste to the land and its people. At least that's what I plan to tell Michael Collins if I ever meet him on the other side. Don't know if he'll buy it. But there it is. I love Beowulf beyond all reason.

eShirl

(18,490 posts)

2. oo!

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2013, 12:27 PM

Dec 2013

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

3. I taught it far too many times for me to go back to it! (Though I still like "Gulped the blood and