Re: John's list of books

From: David Dunham <david_at_a-sharp.com>
Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 10:39:10 -0700


Jeff

>prose translations of Beowulf and the Tain are quite stilted,

I recall the Donaldson version of Beowulf as fine, but

>. The Icelandic sagas have the
>advantage in that their literary style is very approachable to a modern
>reader - and they focus on broader issues than heroic actions.

the real advantage is that the sagas show how regular people behave, not kings or supernatural heroes. They better portray the entire culture (which oddly is what John is usually trying to do!).

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David Dunham
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein


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