Translating Beowulf: An Exploration of Form, Language, and Audience in Translating an Epic Poem

In my thesis, I explore the concept of translation through a series of lenses as I try to find a method of translation suitable for a general, non-academic audience. I excerpt three sections of the Old English epic poem Beowulf to translate into Modern English using a multiplicity of methods, paying attention to etymology, alliteration, conventional forms like haiku, and visual adaptation. I also translate these sections into Modern Spanish, using medieval Spanish poetic forms analogously to evoke the aesthetic of the original.The Denney AwardNo embargoAcademic Major: EnglishAcademic Major: Spanis