Tolkien's Beowulf to be published! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Belegorn · 07-03-2014, 05:59 PM

Sounds cool. Nice review.

William Cloud Hicklin · 07-10-2014, 11:29 AM

One thing I do find fascinating is that even though Tolkien continued to revise and correct the translation for decades after it was written, nonetheless in some cases he retained interpretations of disputed lines which he later explicitly rejected.

07-03-2014, 05:59 PM	#1
Belegorn Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Henneth Annûn, Ithilien Posts: 462	Sounds cool. Nice review. __________________ "For believe me: the secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment is - to live dangerously!" - G.S.; F. Nietzsche

07-10-2014, 11:29 AM	#2
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	One thing I do find fascinating is that even though Tolkien continued to revise and correct the translation for decades after it was written, nonetheless in some cases he retained interpretations of disputed lines which he later explicitly rejected. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.