Pure Pagan
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Professor Burton Raffel Books
Burton Raffel is a distinguished translator, poet, and teacher. His work is marked by a profound understanding of poetry and an ability to convey its essence to new generations. Raffel's talent as a translator is particularly evident in his renditions of classic works, where he breathes life into their spirit for the modern reader. His contributions foster a deeper appreciation of literary history and the beauty of verse.
Beowulf is the conventional title of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. It survives in a single manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. Its composition by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet is dated between the 8th and the early 11th century.