Medieval poetry in the modern world
Research into uses of Old English in contemporary poetry alongside medieval-inspired poetry has raised public awareness of an obscure and linguistically complex area of literary heritage. This resulted in the…
Research into uses of Old English in contemporary poetry alongside medieval-inspired poetry has raised public awareness of an obscure and linguistically complex area of literary heritage. This resulted in the…
When prize-winning author Neil Gaiman first encountered the Old English epic Beowulf, he did so via the Penguin Classics translation of the poem, made by Michael Alexander, former Berry Professor of English at St…