Like its more famous contemporary, Beowulf, we do not know how old ... How imagining our own extinction may save us The poems from the Old English period survive today because of several books ...

Over a thousand years ago, a writer (or writers) penned an epic poem about a warrior named Beowulf who must defeat an evil monster (the story is replete with power struggles, lots of killing and, yes, ...

But “Beowulf” translators have always taken liberties with the poem—in part because the ... As Headley notes, the Old English word “fingrum” is often translated as “claws,” but ...

It remains to speak of the literary monument which in importance as well as in length overtops all else in poetry that Old English days have bequeathed to us ; I mean the Beowulf. The reader is ...

The name “Beowulf” alone surely will inspire painful ... with 2004’s “The Polar Express,” takes on the epic Old English poem by sexing it up. Adapted by Neil Gaiman (the “Sandman ...

an Old English epic poem so dramatic it has even spawned a computer-animated action fantasy film. Yet academics have slapped a ‘trigger warning’ on Beowulf, cautioning students that they may ...

(AP) - The name "Beowulf" alone surely will inspire painful ... with 2004's "The Polar Express," takes on the epic Old English poem by sexing it up. It's the cinematic equivalent of slipping ...

The name "Beowulf" alone surely will inspire painful ... introduced with 2004's The Polar Express, takes on the epic Old English poem by sexing it up. Adapted by Neil Gaiman (the Sandman comics ...

The Old English poem, which is cited as one of the most important works in literature, originated between the 8th and 11th century. Beowulf was previously adapted for the big screen in 2007 with ...

It runs to more than 3,000 lines of verse and is the longest epic poem in Old English. Now, Beowulf - which documents the eponymous hero's battles with a monster and a dragon - will be made into a ...