Re: (Translation) Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

On 7/3/2024 9:08 AM, James Nicoll wrote:

Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley
 Noisy neighbours and an unresponsive HOA force Grendel to take
matters into his own hands.
 https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/great-balls-of-fire

Though I certainly knew of the poem earlier, my first
exposure to the story was John Gardner's 'Grendel', which
tells the first part of the story from the monster's POV.
I've seen it suggested that The Hobbit started off as
Tolkien retelling the second part (stealing from a dragons
horde) to this children, embellishing and extending the
story.
pt