Beowulf, feat. Colin Gorrie | Episode XXIII
New Humanists
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Is There a Romantic Epoch in the Poetry?
Modern interest in beowulf dates to the late eighteenth century. It was only even first translated into modern english in 18 37. Yelkin has his own view on the literary merits of the poem. But what critics have done is kind of knock it down and look for historical niceties or facts, he says.
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