These and other documents sketching some of the cultural forces behind the poems final creation will help readers see beowulf as an exploration of the politics of kingship and the psychology of heroism, and as an. Lookin for lingonberries short story when 12yearold beowulf dreams of lingonberries the only thing to do is go and look for some, but what he finds is a whole mess of trouble. Like all of his work, odds bodkin s beowulf is deep, funny, and brilliantly told. Or, it comes with the epic drive, along with all of bodkins storytellings as mp3s. Master storyteller and musician, as he tells the olde english epic that inspired our name. The only surviving manuscript that contains the poem is preserved in the british library and it too was badly damaged by fire in 1731. Simon brooks is an englishman and fellow professional storyteller. Beowulf marches with his fourteen warriors to denmark to defeat an ancient evil. The only one, his featurelength musical telling of beowulf. Since its rediscovery in the early nineteenth century, it has become a recognised classic, translated scores if not hundreds of times. In the poem, beowulf, a hero of the geats in scandinavia, comes to the help of hro.
Can beowulf survive a day out in the wild or will he and his pig hama become a heathobards breakfast. The poem also begins in medias res or simply, in the middle of things, which is a characteristic of the epics of antiquity. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Odds bodkin has recently released a live recording of beowulf. But it you cant make it to cambridge, mass, you can buy it here and download it instantly. The epic begins following the great scandinavian hero beowulf in the 6th century. Odds performs this tale with vocal effects, character voices and a score on 12string guitar. When odds bodkin appears saturday in natick, hell be bringing a celtic harp, a 12string guitar, an african thumb piano and stories as old as the iliad and as contemporary as 911. Translation by michael alexander, first published on 1973 is very skillfully put together and admirable.
There are parts where he uses the exact wording and phrases from the translations which pop out for me. Odds version is entertaining and pulls you in so you cannot back away from it and sticks very closely to the story. Since 1982, professional storyteller odds bodkin has combined dramatic. Storyteller odds bodkin to perform at tcan news milford. Pressed for time ahead of his appointment, the duke was rather. Pictures do depict bloody battles, including dismemberment. Beowulf makes a great speech about bravery, citing that god will look after him in his deed, and leaps into the lake wearing armor and carrying a great sword. After beowulf slays him, grendels mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Odds bodkin born february 14, 1953, is the pseudonym of an american storyteller, musician, and author who has published a number of spoken andor musical interpretations of traditional tales, as well as a number of original tales and childrens books. Jan, 2011 when odds bodkin appears saturday in natick, hell be bringing a celtic harp, a 12string guitar, an african thumb piano and stories as old as the iliad and as contemporary as 911. Parents need to know that this is a graphic novel treatment of this classic tale beowulf and may appeal to video gameloving teens and fans of the 2007 movie adaptation. Description fate often saves an undoomed man if his courage holds. With 37 characters, vocal effects and live music on 12string guitar and celtic harp, odds bodkin performs his awardwinning telling of homers epic.
Beowulf used books, rare books and new books find all books by beowulf, and compare prices find signed collectible books by beowulf, english. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Victorious, beowulf goes home to geatland in sweden and later becomes king of the geats. I just read beowulf and loved it, and now i want to read more books that are similar in genre. The only one, odds bodkins storytellers version of the oldest piece of literature in the english language. Beowulf is the iconic work of literature in old english. Master storyteller odds bodkin excerpts his 1hour live performance of beowulf based on the genuine tale but in. Beowulf travels with his men to the evil fiery lake where grendels mother lives. Thou art the latest left of all our kin, the waegmundings. New hampshire storytelling famous people workshop atelier celebrities celebrity. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Beowulf dover thrift by beowulf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Beowulf swims down through the lake for many hours, finally coming upon grendels mother.
Characters, vocal effects and a full score on 12string guitar animate this ancient tale of heroism and gratitude. Ad by two scribes and preserved in the british library in the collection of sir robert cotton. Since 1982, professional storyteller odds bodkin has combined dramatic voices, vocal effects, narrative and live music to. Also, beowulf contains many songs, and the majority of these contain ambiguous verses and hidden meanings. Odds bodkin born february 14, 1953, is the pseudonym of an american.
It is one of the most important works of old english literature. List of books and articles about beowulf online research. Because of this feeling of incompleteness, the novel beowulf often requires the reader to reread a section many times over before one can fully grasp what the author was attempting to convey. Grendel, grendels mother, and, fifty years later at the end of his life, a dragon. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Page 3 the greathearted king took from his neck the ring of gold. Arriving at heorot they find the king of heorot hrothgar, who is terrified by the monster known as grendel and beowulf vows to.
Professional storyteller and musician odds bodkin accompanies himself musically while recounting how beowulf sails to denmark to kill the demon grendel. It tells the story of the heroic beowulf and his battles, first with the monster grendel who has laid waste to the great hall of the danish king hrothgar, then with grendels avenging mother, and finally with a dragon that threatens to devastate his homeland. Books for schools about usborne books for schools how it works benefits for schools usborne school book fairs fundraising for books world book day how we can help author events school of the term contact usborne for schools teachers resources notes and lesson plans to support usborne books sell usborne books about usborne books at home. I love books great books new books books to read one for the money read a thon janet. Get an answer for the odds are against beowulf in his final battle. Storyteller odds bodkin to perform at tcan news metrowest. The crane wifechildrens picture book personalized and autographed by odds bodkin. The only one wins the storytelling world award 2020. The complete book, free the tale of beowulf sometime king of the folk of the weder geats translated by william morris and a. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The telling is rugged, bloody and true to the original poem. The story of heroic beowulf and his battles with the monster grendel and also with grendels mother not to mention the dragon is rather awesome. In book one of the iliad, for example, achilles has the deep, slow. Odds bodkin is a master storyteller, author, musician and educator hailing from new hampshire.
Told in modern language, the tale is the storytellers version of the oldestknown story in english literature. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to beowulf. Wyrd hath swept away all my kinsmen, heroes in their might, to the appointed doom. Little protos trex adventure was awarded the parents choice gold award. Beowulf, first edition abebooks shop for books, art. Beowulf by burton translator raffel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Beowulf by michael alexander and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. About odds bodkin since 1982, odds bodkin has made his living as a master storyteller, author, creative musician and educator. In fifthcentury denmark, a murderous monster stalks the night, and only the great prince of the geats has the strength and courage to defeat him.
Beowulf is the greatest surviving work of literature in old english, unparalleled in its epic grandeur and scope. Like all of his work, it is deep, funny, and brilliantly told. Since 1982, professional storyteller odds bodkin has combined dramatic voices, vocal effects, narrative and live music to create imaginative experiences for audiences. He is renowned for his renditions of epic tales for universities and high schools and his ethicsbased stories for children. After his death, his attendants bury him in a tumulus, a burial. Unknown beowulf is a long narrative poem composed in old english some time in between the 8th and 11th century ad. After a period of fifty years has passed, beowulf defeats a dragon, but is fatally wounded in the battle. Beowulf is an old english epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. I found the whole dark age semilow fantasy really interesting, are there any more books like that. Bookbrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfictionbooks that not only engage and entertain but also deepen. The classic story of beowulf, hero and dragonslayer, appears here in a new translation accompanied by genealogical charts, historical summaries, and a glossary of proper names. The heaney translation of beowulf is referred to often as heaneywulf for a reason.
Beowulf is considered an epic poem in that the main character is a hero who travels great distances to prove his strength at impossible odds against supernatural demons and beasts. For those unfamiliar with beowulf, it is a late first millennium anglosaxon epic about the hero beowulfs fights with three monsters. Beowulf bawoolf, oldest english epic, probably composed in the early 8th cent. Master storyteller odds bodkin presents featurelength university and adult. This work retells and illustrates beowulfs terrifying quest to destroy grendel, the foul fiend, a hideous seahag and a monstrous firedragon. Its pretty gruesome and definitely a better fit for mature tweens and teens. Odds and his family live in bradford, new hampshire. Our website is full of hundreds of stories available for purchase, many free videos and examples too. Odds offers epic tellings of the odyssey 4hr, the iliad. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. His recordings and books have won parents choice, indie, golden.
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