Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 1
BEOWULF
BEOWULF
AN ANGLO-SAXON EPIC POEM
UN POEMA EPICO ANGLOSASSONE
_TRANSLATED FROM THE HEYNE-SOCIN TEXT_
_TRADOTTO DAL TESTO HEYNE-SOCIN_
BY
DI
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
Professore di Inglese e Storia al College of William and Mary
D.C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS
D.C. HEATH & CO., EDITORI
BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1892, by
Registrato in conformità all'Atto del Congresso, nell'anno 1892, da
JNO: LESSLIE HALL,
JNO: LESSLIE HALL,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
presso l'Ufficio del Bibliotecario del Congresso, a Washington.
TO
A
My Wife
Mia Moglie
CONTENTS.
INDICE.
Preface
Prefazione
Bibliography of Translations
Bibliografia delle Traduzioni
Glossary of Proper Names
Glossario dei Nomi Propri
List of Words and Phrases not in General Use
Elenco di Parole e Frasi non di Uso Comune
The Life and Death of Scyld (I.)
La Vita e la Morte di Scyld (I.)
Scyld's Successors
I Successori di Scyld
} (II.)
} (II.)
Hrothgar's Great Mead-Hall
La Grande Sala dell'Idromele di Hrothgar
Grendel, the Murderer (III.)
Grendel, l'Assassino (III.)
Beowulf Goes to Hrothgar's Assistance (IV.)
Beowulf Va in Aiuto di Hrothgar (IV.)
The Geats Reach Heorot (V.)
I Geati Raggiungono Heorot (V.)
Beowulf Introduces Himself at the Palace (VI.)
Beowulf Si Presenta al Palazzo (VI.)
Hrothgar and Beowulf (VII.)
Hrothgar e Beowulf (VII.)
Hrothgar and Beowulf (continued) (VIII.)
Hrothgar e Beowulf (continuazione) (VIII.)
Unferth Taunts Beowulf (IX.)
Unferth Provoca Beowulf (IX.)
Beowulf Silences Unferth
Beowulf Fa Tacere Unferth
} (X.)
} (X.)
Glee is High
La Gioia è Alta
All Sleep save One (XI.)
Tutti Dormono Tranne Uno (XI.)
Grendel and Beowulf (XII.)
Grendel e Beowulf (XII.)
Grendel is Vanquished (XIII.)
Grendel è Sconfitto (XIII.)
Rejoicing of the Danes (XIV.)
La Gioia dei Danesi (XIV.)
Hrothgar's Gratitude (XV.)
La Gratitudine di Hrothgar (XV.)
Hrothgar Lavishes Gifts upon his Deliverer (XVI.)
Hrothgar Colma di Doni il suo Liberatore (XVI.)
Banquet (continued)
Banchetto (continuazione)
} (XVII.)
} (XVII.)
The Scop's Song of Finn and Hnæf
Il Canto dello Scop su Finn e Hnæf
The Finn Episode (continued)
L'Episodio di Finn (continuazione)
} (XVIII.)
} (XVIII.)
The Banquet Continues
Il Banchetto Continua
Beowulf Receives Further Honor (XIX.)
Beowulf Riceve Ulteriore Onore (XIX.)
The Mother of Grendel (XX.)
La Madre di Grendel (XX.)
Hrothgar's Account of the Monsters (XXI.)
Il Racconto di Hrothgar sui Mostri (XXI.)
Beowulf Seeks Grendel's Mother (XXII.)
Beowulf Cerca la Madre di Grendel (XXII.)
Beowulf's Fight with Grendel's Mother (XXIII.)
Il Combattimento di Beowulf con la Madre di Grendel (XXIII.)
Vocabulary
- UN
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- POEMA
- A long narrative or lyrical literary composition
- EPICO
- Relating to or characteristic of an epic poem
- ANGLOSASSONE
- Relating to the Anglo-Saxon people or language
- TRADOTTO
- Past participle of 'tradurre'; translated from another language
- DAL
- Contraction of 'da il'; from the
- TESTO
- A written or printed text or source document
- DI
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'by'
- Professore
- An academic teacher at a university or college
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'in'
- Inglese
- The English language or relating to England
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- Storia
- The study or account of past events; history
- al
- Contraction of 'a il'; meaning 'at the'
- EDITORI
- Publishers; companies or people who publish books
- Registrato
- Registered or recorded officially with an authority
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'within'
- conformità
- Compliance or accordance with a rule or law
- all'
- Contraction of 'a la'; meaning 'to the' or 'with the'
- Atto
- An official act, law, or legislative document
- del
- Contraction of 'di il'; meaning 'of the'
- Congresso
- A legislative assembly or formal meeting of representatives
- nell'
- Contraction of 'in il'; meaning 'in the'
- anno
- A period of twelve months; a year
- da
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'from,' or 'since'
- presso
- Near, at, or with a particular place or office
- l'
- Contracted definite article 'lo' or 'la' before vowel
- Ufficio
- An office or official department of an organization
- Bibliotecario
- A librarian or relating to a library's administration
- a
- Preposition meaning 'at,' 'to,' or 'in'
- A
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'for' in a dedication
- Mia
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (feminine singular)
- Moglie
- A married woman; one's wife
- INDICE
- A table of contents or alphabetical index
- Prefazione
- An introductory section at the start of a book
- Bibliografia
- A list of sources and references consulted or cited
- delle
- Contraction of 'di le'; meaning 'of the' (plural feminine)
- Traduzioni
- Plural of 'traduzione'; versions of text in another language
- Glossario
- An alphabetical list of terms with brief definitions
- dei
- Contraction of 'di i'; meaning 'of the' (plural masculine)
- Nomi
- Names or nouns; words used to identify people or things
- Propri
- Proper; referring to specific names of people or places
- Elenco
- A list or enumeration of items or names
- Parole
- Words; units of language carrying meaning
- Frasi
- Phrases or sentences; groups of words with meaning
- non
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'
- Uso
- Use or usage; the way something is employed
- Comune
- Common, shared, or ordinary; in widespread use
- La
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)
- Vita
- Life; the condition of being alive
- la
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'
- Morte
- Death; the end of life
- Successori
- Successors; those who follow another in a position
- Grande
- Large, great, or grand in size or importance
- Sala
- A hall or large room used for gatherings
- dell'
- Contraction of 'di il' before vowel; meaning 'of the'
- Assassino
- A murderer or killer who takes lives
- Va
- Third person singular of 'andare'; he/she goes
- Aiuto
- Help or assistance offered to someone in need
- Raggiungono
- They reach or arrive at a destination
- Si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'oneself'
- Presenta
- He/she introduces or presents himself or herself
- Palazzo
- A palace or large impressive building
- continuazione
- A continuation or further development of something previous
- Provoca
- He/she provokes or challenges someone aggressively
- Fa
- He/she makes or causes something to happen
- Tacere
- To be silent; to make someone stop speaking
- Gioia
- Joy or great happiness felt by a person
- è
- Third person singular of 'essere'; is
- Alta
- High or tall; elevated in position or degree
- Tutti
- Everyone or all; referring to every person or thing
- Dormono
- They sleep; third person plural of 'dormire'
- Tranne
- Except or apart from; excluding one element
- Uno
- One; the number one or a single person
- Sconfitto
- Defeated or overcome in a battle or contest
- Danesi
- Danish people; inhabitants or nationals of Denmark
- Gratitudine
- Thankfulness or appreciation for a benefit received
- Colma
- Fills up or overwhelms with an abundance of something
- Doni
- Gifts or presents given to someone
- il
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- suo
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'
- Liberatore
- A liberator or one who frees others from danger
- Banchetto
- A banquet or festive meal shared by many people
- Il
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)
- Canto
- A song or chant; a division of a long poem
- dello
- Contraction of 'di lo'; meaning 'of the' (masculine)
- su
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'about,' or 'concerning'
- L'
- Contracted definite article 'lo' or 'la' before vowel
- Episodio
- An episode or distinct section within a larger narrative
- Continua
- Continues; goes on without stopping or interruption
- Riceve
- He/she receives or obtains something given
- Ulteriore
- Further or additional beyond what already exists
- Onore
- Honor or great respect given to someone
- Madre
- A mother; a female parent of a child
- Racconto
- A short story or narrative account of events
- sui
- Contraction of 'su i'; meaning 'on the' (plural masculine)
- Mostri
- Monsters; frightening or dangerous supernatural creatures
- Cerca
- He/she searches for or looks for something
- Combattimento
- A fight or combat between opposing forces
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
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