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If you think Old English poetry only appeals to boring, old, straight, white men, it’s because it has traditionally been translated that way.
Yet that is hardly the only way to render its voices…
#oldenglishliterature #medievalliterature #anglosaxon #translation
NEW on "Translations Beyond the Horizon" - part 1 of a reader mailbag of sorts, explaining "Heterogeneity" as a translation value. The Good Shit. #oldenglishliterature #translation #theory #medievalism
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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS: "Reading Old English to Filth," an anthology of daring queer translations of Old English verse. We're seeking new translations of OE short poems (& short excerpts) accompanied w/ 5pp intro discussing approach & methods. #oldenglishliterature #translation #queertheory
A drawing of Grendel from the Old English Epic “Beowulf”, his hand is cut off and his arm is bleeding out
A Grendel based on the designs I made for my English class :]
#beowulf #grendel #fanart #oldenglishliterature
The books "Truth Is Trickiest" and "Humour in Old English Literature" on a wooden lectern
2 new books in our collection for #Medievalists
"Truth Is Trickiest" by Jennifer Neville looks at the Exeter Book Riddles, whereas Jonathan Wilcox examines "Humour in Old English Literature", incl #riddles & #Beowulf
#MiddleAges #MedievalEngland #MedievalCulture #OldEnglishLiterature #MedievalSky
