Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 1
BEOWULF
BEOWULF
AN ANGLO-SAXON EPIC POEM
UN POÈME ÉPIQUE ANGLO-SAXON
_TRANSLATED FROM THE HEYNE-SOCIN TEXT_
_TRADUIT D'APRÈS LE TEXTE HEYNE-SOCIN_
BY
PAR
JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph. D. (J.H.U.)
JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph. D. (J.H.U.)
Professor of English and History in The College of William and Mary
Professeur d'anglais et d'histoire au Collège de William et Mary
D.C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS
D.C. HEATH & CO., ÉDITEURS
BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1892, by
Enregistré conformément à la loi du Congrès, en l'année 1892, par
JNO: LESSLIE HALL,
JNO: LESSLIE HALL,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
au Bureau du Bibliothécaire du Congrès, à Washington.
TO
À
My Wife
Mon Épouse
CONTENTS.
TABLE DES MATIÈRES.
Preface
Préface
Bibliography of Translations
Bibliographie des traductions
Glossary of Proper Names
Glossaire des noms propres
List of Words and Phrases not in General Use
Liste des mots et expressions peu usités
The Life and Death of Scyld (I.)
La Vie et la Mort de Scyld (I.)
Scyld's Successors
Les Successeurs de Scyld
} (II.)
} (II.)
Hrothgar's Great Mead-Hall
La Grande Salle de l'hydromel de Hrothgar
Grendel, the Murderer (III.)
Grendel, le Meurtrier (III.)
Beowulf Goes to Hrothgar's Assistance (IV.)
Beowulf vient en aide à Hrothgar (IV.)
The Geats Reach Heorot (V.)
Les Géates atteignent Heorot (V.)
Beowulf Introduces Himself at the Palace (VI.)
Beowulf se présente au Palais (VI.)
Hrothgar and Beowulf (VII.)
Hrothgar et Beowulf (VII.)
Hrothgar and Beowulf (continued) (VIII.)
Hrothgar et Beowulf (suite) (VIII.)
Unferth Taunts Beowulf (IX.)
Unferth raille Beowulf (IX.)
Beowulf Silences Unferth
Beowulf réduit Unferth au silence
} (X.)
} (X.)
Glee is High
La Joie est grande
All Sleep save One (XI.)
Tous dorment sauf un (XI.)
Grendel and Beowulf (XII.)
Grendel et Beowulf (XII.)
Grendel is Vanquished (XIII.)
Grendel est vaincu (XIII.)
Rejoicing of the Danes (XIV.)
Réjouissances des Danois (XIV.)
Hrothgar's Gratitude (XV.)
La Gratitude de Hrothgar (XV.)
Hrothgar Lavishes Gifts upon his Deliverer (XVI.)
Hrothgar comble son Libérateur de cadeaux (XVI.)
Banquet (continued)
Banquet (suite)
} (XVII.)
} (XVII.)
The Scop's Song of Finn and Hnæf
Le Chant du Scop sur Finn et Hnæf
The Finn Episode (continued)
L'Épisode de Finn (suite)
} (XVIII.)
} (XVIII.)
The Banquet Continues
Le Banquet se poursuit
Beowulf Receives Further Honor (XIX.)
Beowulf reçoit de nouveaux honneurs (XIX.)
The Mother of Grendel (XX.)
La Mère de Grendel (XX.)
Hrothgar's Account of the Monsters (XXI.)
Le Récit de Hrothgar sur les Monstres (XXI.)
Beowulf Seeks Grendel's Mother (XXII.)
Beowulf part à la recherche de la Mère de Grendel (XXII.)
Beowulf's Fight with Grendel's Mother (XXIII.)
Le Combat de Beowulf contre la Mère de Grendel (XXIII.)
Vocabulary
- UN
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- POÈME
- A literary composition written in verse
- ÉPIQUE
- Relating to or characteristic of an epic
- ANGLO-SAXON
- Relating to early medieval English language and culture
- TRADUIT
- Translated from one language into another
- D'
- Contraction of 'de' meaning 'of' or 'from'
- APRÈS
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'according to'
- LE
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine)
- TEXTE
- A written or printed document or passage
- PAR
- Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through'
- Professeur
- A university or college teacher; professor
- d'
- Contraction of 'de' meaning 'of' or 'from'
- anglais
- The English language or English nationality
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- histoire
- The study or record of past events; history
- au
- Contraction of 'à le' meaning 'at the'
- Collège
- An institution of higher education; college
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- ÉDITEURS
- Publishers who produce and distribute books
- Enregistré
- Registered or recorded officially with authorities
- conformément
- In accordance with; in compliance with something
- à
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'in'
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine)
- loi
- A rule or regulation enacted by authority; law
- du
- Contraction of 'de le' meaning 'of the'
- Congrès
- Legislative body of government; Congress
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'during'
- l'
- Definite article 'le' or 'la' before a vowel
- année
- A period of twelve months; year
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by' or 'per'
- Bureau
- An office or government department; bureau
- Bibliothécaire
- A person who manages a library; librarian
- À
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'for'
- Mon
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine)
- Épouse
- One's wife; a married female partner
- TABLE
- A flat surface or organized list of contents
- DES
- Contraction of 'de les' meaning 'of the'
- MATIÈRES
- Subjects or topics listed in a table of contents
- Préface
- An introductory section at the start of a book
- Bibliographie
- A list of sources or references consulted
- des
- Contraction of 'de les' meaning 'of the'
- traductions
- Texts converted from one language to another
- Glossaire
- A list of specialized terms with definitions
- noms
- Words used to identify people or places; names
- propres
- Adjective meaning proper or belonging to specific entities
- Liste
- An enumeration or sequence of items; list
- mots
- Units of language conveying meaning; words
- expressions
- Phrases or idioms used in language
- peu
- Adverb meaning 'little' or 'not very'
- usités
- Rarely used or uncommon in everyday language
- La
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine)
- Vie
- The state of being alive; life
- Mort
- The end of life; death
- Les
- Definite article meaning 'the' (plural)
- Successeurs
- Those who follow after someone in position
- Grande
- Adjective meaning large, great, or grand
- Salle
- A large room or hall in a building
- hydromel
- An alcoholic drink made from fermented honey
- le
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- Meurtrier
- A person who commits murder; murderer
- vient
- Third-person singular present of 'venir'; comes
- aide
- Assistance or support given to someone; help
- atteignent
- Third-person plural of 'atteindre'; they reach
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself' or 'herself'
- présente
- Introduces or presents oneself to others
- Palais
- A large and impressive royal residence; palace
- suite
- A continuation or sequence following something
- raille
- Mocks or taunts someone in a scornful way
- réduit
- Reduces or brings down to a lesser state
- silence
- The complete absence of sound; quiet
- Joie
- A feeling of great happiness or pleasure; joy
- est
- Third-person singular of 'être'; is
- grande
- Adjective meaning large, great, or considerable
- Tous
- Plural pronoun or adjective meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- dorment
- Third-person plural of 'dormir'; they sleep
- sauf
- Preposition meaning 'except' or 'apart from'
- un
- Indefinite article or numeral meaning 'one'
- vaincu
- Defeated or overcome in a fight or contest
- Réjouissances
- Festivities or celebrations of joy
- Danois
- Relating to Denmark or its people; Danish
- Gratitude
- A feeling of thankfulness toward someone
- comble
- Fills completely or overwhelms with something
- son
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'
- Libérateur
- One who frees others from oppression; liberator
- cadeaux
- Objects given to someone as presents; gifts
- Banquet
- A formal large meal or feast for many people
- Le
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- Chant
- A song or melodic vocalization; singing
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on' or 'about'
- L'
- Definite article before a vowel meaning 'the'
- Épisode
- A distinct section or event within a larger narrative
- poursuit
- Chases or continues with determination; pursues
- reçoit
- Third-person singular of 'recevoir'; receives
- nouveaux
- Adjective meaning new or additional (masculine plural)
- honneurs
- Recognition or respect given for achievements; honors
- Mère
- A female parent; mother
- Récit
- An account or narration of events; story
- les
- Definite article meaning 'the' (plural)
- Monstres
- Large frightening imaginary or mythical creatures
- part
- Leaves or departs to go somewhere; sets out
- recherche
- The act of searching or investigating something
- Combat
- A fight or battle between opposing forces
- contre
- Preposition meaning 'against' or 'versus'
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