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Given the seminal role of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1936 essay "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics" in transforming our reception of the Old English epic Beowulf from linguistic artifact to serious literature, it is a noteworthy occasion when Tolkien's own translation appears in print. The author's son and literary executor has edited this translation, which includes textual notes and commentary drawn from his father's unpublished lectures. The translation date...Log In or Sign Up to Read More