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Seamus Heaney's Beowulf Translation: Heaney's introduction to the translation (from the Norton Anthology's website)     Reviews of the poem in prominent magazines and newspapers

Beowulf and Seamus Heaney suddenly seemed to be all over the news when Heaney's translation of the poem won England's Whitbread Prize, beating out the Harry Potter series for the best British book of the year. Here is how the popular press reacted to Heaney's version of the classic epic poem. A review on this site is forthcoming.

From the New Republic
• Scullionspeak - a review by Nicholas Howe

From the New York Times
• Beowulf and Fate Meet in a Modern Poet's Lens - review by Richard Eder

From the London Review of Books
• Hasped and Hooped and Hirpling: Heaney Conquers Beowulf by Terry Eagleton

From the Times Literary Supplement
• Beowulf for the Big-Voiced Scullions by Tom Shippey

From Forbes
• Leadership Lessons from Beowulf - by Tom Post