Beowulf

De: Douglas Wilson

Narrado por: Douglas Wilson

Duración: 2 h y 29 m

Resumen del Editor

Beowulf has been translated before, but not like this. In this faithful, but hardly wooden translation, Douglas Wilson gives listeners a taste of the heavy alliteration of Anglo-Saxon poetry. Lewis said Anglo-Saxon poetry was like "blows from a hammer" or "the repeated thunder of breakers on the beach." This recording should delight anyone who loves the sounds of words for their own sake. The essays found in the book are not included in this recording.

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Wonderful Reading! Somewhat Poor Audio.

Wilson's "rendering" is a fun read. It definitely captures the poetic style of the original in a way that most English translations do not. Wilson reads this audiobook himself, and you can tell that he put a lot of care into his reading. He reads it like a poem, rather than a book, and keeps the poetic rhythm pretty well throughout.

Unfortunately, the audio quality is not great. I'm pretty sure he just set up a microphone in his office and started recording. There's a lot of scratchy background noise, and the audio sometimes "hiccups" or repeats at the chapter breaks. Still, for the translation and Wilson's reading style, this is definitely worth getting despite the flaws. The description says "This recording should delight anyone who loves the sounds of words for their own sake" and that's definitely true.

The only other minor complaint is that Wilson's essays are not included here. That's a shame, because I enjoyed his commentary and insight, and it would've been nice to have those in audio form.

Fantastic Fun with Doug

A very enjoyable translation read in Wilson's smooth voice. I can't recommend it enough! I've heard some snobbery about the translation but I really think he's done a great job!

Not the smoothest of Audio, but otherwise great.

Not the smoothest of Audio, but otherwise great.
Douglas Wilson is a great, Christian author. Definitely check out his other work. This version of Beowulf is as good as the Seamus Heaney translation. Good work!

terrible translation, and even worse performance

this is an absolutely horrible translation of beowulf. it does not make it any more understandable than the original. the performance is the worst I've ever heard on audible. he rushes through it like a speed reader with no inflection in his voice whatsoever. the whole thing was just horrible, save your money.