ABERDEEN, S.D. 鈥 91制片厂 State University鈥檚 Dr. Peter Ramey has published a book, 鈥淭he Word-Hoard Beowulf: A Translation with Commentary.鈥
The book, published by , is the first translation and popular commentary to take seriously the religious dimension of the epic poem.
鈥淲hile generations of students know that 鈥楤eowulf鈥 represents a confluence of Christianity and paganism, this version鈥攊nformed by J. R. R. Tolkien鈥檚 theory of language as the repository of myth鈥攐pens the hood to track the poem鈥檚鈥