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In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam talk to Professor Stephen Yandell about Beowulf and the many ways it inspired Tolkien.
Steve Yandell is a medievalist and Tolkien scholar who has been a Professor of English at Xavier University since 2003. He regularly teaches courses on both Tolkien and medieval literature, including Beowulf.
More Steve:
Cruising Faery: Queer Desire in Giles, Niggle, and Smith
Selection from Math Son of Mathonwy, from the Mabinogi
The translations:
Tolkien - Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary
Heaney - Beowulf: A New Verse Translation
Headley - Beowulf: A New Translation
Primary sources:
Tolkien - Beowulf: The Monsters and The Critics (PDF)
Also mentioned:
Howarth - 1066: The Year of the Conquest
Leyerle - The Interlace Structure of Beowulf
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