Wolftrax
A podcast devoted to the amazing faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences at Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota. In each interview your host, Professor Kenneth Blanchard, interviews his colleagues on all things interesting and entertaining.
Wolftrax
Peter Ramey on his new translation of Beowulf
I kick off season two of Wolftrax with Professor of English Peter Raimey. We talk about his forthcoming translation of the great medieval poem, Beowulf. We talk about the historical context in which the poem was written and that in which it is set. Professor Raimey has done a masterful job of combining accuracy of detail with a text that is both readable in modern English and preserves the poetic flow of the original. Besides, it is a rocking good story. Three monsters! Don't miss the dramatic reading from the text at the end of the episode.
The host and creator of Wolftrax is Professor of Government Kenneth Blanchard.