Dear students,
Welcome to English 343: Eco-Beowulf. I strongly suggest that you read Seamus Heaney’s very enjoyable translation of Beowulf before term begins. We will spend much of the course going back to select passages, but you will be glad to have read it already. Note that this translation is available in its own edition (this one), and is also included in the Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. A (editions 8 and 9).
All best,
Dr. Pareles
