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rkomar · 05-23-2014, 01:00 PM

I've read Seamus Heaney's translation, and thought it was pretty good. I had read a Penguin Classic version many years before (can't remember who translated it), and I enjoyed Heaney's version much more. Heaney's book has the original poem on the left pages, and the translation facing it on the right pages. Unfortunately, I don't see how you would be able to duplicate that with an EPUB and an ereader.

P.S. I enjoyed the movie version that was shot in Iceland. They added a back story for Grendel and a bit of humour that seriously changed the demeanor of the book, but I thought it was a good modernization.

05-23-2014, 01:00 PM	#2
rkomar Wizard Posts: 3,055 Karma: 18821071 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Device: PRS-505, PB 902, PRS-T1, PB 623, PB 840, PB 633	I've read Seamus Heaney's translation, and thought it was pretty good. I had read a Penguin Classic version many years before (can't remember who translated it), and I enjoyed Heaney's version much more. Heaney's book has the original poem on the left pages, and the translation facing it on the right pages. Unfortunately, I don't see how you would be able to duplicate that with an EPUB and an ereader. P.S. I enjoyed the movie version that was shot in Iceland. They added a back story for Grendel and a bit of humour that seriously changed the demeanor of the book, but I thought it was a good modernization. Last edited by rkomar; 05-23-2014 at 01:02 PM.