Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, (Paperback)

from DarthDeverell

In this volume, Christopher Tolkien edits his father's translation of Beowulf together with a commentary composed of J.R.R. Tolkien's lectures on the text along with Sellic Spell, “an imagined story of Beowulf in an early form” and Tolkien's Lay of Beowulf, “a rendering of the story in the form o...

from MrsLee

Beowulf, the poem, is vaguely familiar to most people, a monster is savaging a land, hero comes to the land and kills the monster. I had never read the whole tale before. This was hard plowing at the beginning, and the commentary was full of stuff which flew right over my head, but even so, it ga...

from sperzdechly

Tolkien's retelling of this classic story is stunning! I'm impressed with both the translation as well as the commentary. This book reveals Tolkien's "day job" and how amazing scholar he was. He has a lot of respect for the original but takes creative freedom to present it in prose. Comments reve...

from unclebob53703

The book is quite a bit more notes by his son than writing by him, but it's still a nice translation of one of my favorite stories.

from jgstone

I am waiting on for the opportunity to enjoy this literary treasure. I am predisposed to enjoy this as I am an enormous fan of Mythologies from a variety of cultures, and I've been a fan of Tolkein's writing for years.