The most famous piece of old english literature, beowulf was written by an unknown poet at least. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Francis barton gummere translates this beautiful poem. Librivox founded in is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts. Librivox audiobooks are free for anyone to listen to, on their computers, ipods or other mobile device, or to burn onto a cd. Beowulf by michael alexander overdrive rakuten overdrive. Audio book treasury if you fancy titles like beowulf, dracula and three men in a boat get it here. The brave warrior, beowulf, comes to the aid of king hrothgar when he hears that. Listen to beowulf audiobook by librivox community free 30. The date of composition is a matter of contention among scholars. Beowulf tells the story of a mysterious young warrior who saves the speardanes from the terrible monster grendel and his venomous mother. The publication of a new translation by fagles is a literary event.
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Long a mainstay of english literature 101 courses at universities around the world. The story of heroic beowulf and his battles with the monster grendel and also with grendels mother not to mention the dragon is rather awesome. Librivox founded in 2005 is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts. Long a mainstay of english literature 101 courses at universities around the world, it is not only. Beowulf is the iconic work of literature in old english. Written ten centuries ago, it celebrates the character and exploits of beowulf, a young nobleman of the geats, a people of southern sweden. Download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your mp3 player or computer. Listen to beowulf by librivox community for free with a 30 day free trial. Listen to beowulf audiobook by librivox community free. Each book ive voted for is the free audiobook edition, and the download page is given in the book s url. Librivox org free audio books librivox is a group of worldwide volunteers who read and record public domain texts creating free public domain audiobooks for download from their website and other digital library hosting sites on the internet. Free audio books books audio free audio books audiobooks audio books on cd audio books free.
Now, with this stunning modern verse translation, fagles has reintroduced virgils aeneid to a whole new generation, and completed the classical triptych at the heart of western. Esteemed translator and bestselling author stephen mitchell energizes a heroic tale so old it predates homers iliad by more than a millennium. Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of beowulf, a scandinavian hero who saves the danes from the seemingly invincible monster grendel and, later, from grendels mother. Thus begins the battle between good and evil, for lying in wait and anxious to challenge the ogre grendel is a young man, strongwilled and firehearted. Open culture download 450 of free audio books, mostly classics, to your mp3 player or computer. This is a short but beautiful book, and the gummere translation really captures the feel of the old english. The veritus list is supposed to be be from a christian company. Beowulf was composed by an anonymous anglo saxon poet. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. It is one of the most important works of old english literature. The itunes player software is available for free download here. New york times best seller and whitebread book of the year, nobel laureate seamus heaneys new translation of beowulf comes to life in this gripping audio.
Librivox audiobooks are read by volunteers from all over the world. Dec 01, 2016 listen to beowulf version 2 audiobook by various authors. Complete epic poetry beowulf by unknown rg librivox forum. The mead hall was the big feasting hall of the king and sometimes even served as a living quarter for the king and his noblemen in medieval times in scandinavia.
The main character, beowulf, proves himself a hero as he battles against supernatural demons. It tells the story of the heroic beowulf and of his battles, first with the monster grendel, who has laid waste to the great hall of the danish king hrothgar, then with grendels avenging mother, and finally with a dragon that. Read in english by clarinetcarrot the most famous piece of old english literature, beowulf was written by an unknown poet at least years ago and tells how the eponymous hero who is a great warrior defeats the monster grendel and his mother. The advantage of using the ipod format is that it remembers where you stop in a file. This will make it easier to know where each book can be downloaded from. Heaneys performance reminds us that beowulf, written near the turn of another millennium, was intended to be heard not read composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, beowulf is the. Each librivox audio book can be streamed over the internet or downloaded for later use without any charge. Librivox audiobook favorites all free score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Translated by john lesslie hall there should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes. Project gutenberg offers 61,992 free ebooks to download. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. Beowulf first rescues the royal house of denmark from two marauding monsters, then returns to rule his people for 50 years, ultimately losing his life in a battle to defend the geats from a dragons rampage. Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in old english, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope. This is a short but beautiful book, and the gummere translation really captures the feel of.
His translations of both the iliad and odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have become the standard translations of our era. Maria lectrix a public domain audiobook podcast for people with catholic tastes. This brilliant new treatment of the worlds oldest epic is a literary event on par with seamus heaneys wildly popular beowulf translation. Translation by michael alexander, first published on 1973 is very skillfully put together and admirable. Composed toward the end of the first millennium of our era, beowulf is the elegiac narrative of the adventures of. See more ideas about public domain books, audio books and books. While the tale of beowulf is set in scandinavia the epic poem was written in england somewhere between the 8th and 11th centuries. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Beowulf was composed by an anonymous anglosaxon poet. Long a mainstay of english literature 101 courses at universities around the world, it is not only one of the oldest. Beowulf stands as one of the first and greatest works of english literature. The librivox audio books app includes listings for new recordings, featuring classic best sellers and out of print treasures. Originally written in old english, this translation by francis barton gummere updates it to modern english.
Mar 08, 2005 written ten centuries ago, it celebrates the character and exploits of beowulf, a young nobleman of the geats, a people of southern sweden. Librivox recording of beowulf, translated by francis barton gummere 18551919. Download m4b 54mb download cover art download cd case insert. This is quite a good list but for i think it would be better if voters vote for the free audio editions, not the default most added ones. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Librivox recording of beowulf by an unknown author translated by francis barton gummere. A great story to be listened to, this audio book is well read by tad e. Heaneys performance reminds us that beowulf, written near the turn of another millennium, was intended to be heard not read. Beowulf translation by seamus heaney highbridge audio.
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Beowulf hall translation unknown, translated by john lesslie hall 1856 1928 the most famous piece of old english literature, beowulf was written by an unknown poet at least years ago and tells how the eponymous hero who is a great warrior defeats the monster grendel and his mother. A new york times bestseller and whitbread book of the year. It tells the story of the heroic beowulf and of his battles, first with the monster grendel, who has laid waste to the great hall of the danish king hrothgar, then with grendels avenging mother, and finally with a dragon that threatens to devastate his homeland. Beowulf recounts the story of the valiant warrior of geats who comes to the aid of his neighbor, king hrothgar whose mead hall is being attacked by a dreadful creature called grendel. Beowulf version 2 audio book librivox audio books catalog. This is a short but beautiful book, and the gummere translation really captures the feel of the. Beowulf is an oldenglish epic poem telling the tale of the scandinavian hero, beowulf and his battles with monstrous creatures such as the savage grendel.