Monday, January 12, 2009
Beowulf: A New Telling
THE ANGLO-SAXON EPIC OF BEOWULF IS OVER 1200 YEARS OLD....THE OLDEST STORY RECORDED IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE! BEFORE IT WAS WRITTEN DOWN IT WAS PASSED ALONG BY ORAL TRADITION FOR NEARLY TWO CENTURIES. IN COLORFUL VERSES IT DESCRIBES HOW THE HERO WARRIOR BEOWULF GOES FROM PLACE TO PLACE FIGHTING WICKED PEOPLE AND FEROCIOUS ANIMALS. HIS GREATEST BATTLE IS WHEN HE DEFEATS A HORRIBLE MONSTER NAMED GRENDEL.
IMAGINE YOU ARE GRENDEL'S MAMMA AND SOMEONE BUILT THEIR HUGE HALL ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SWAMP. HOW MIGHT YOU TELL THIS STORY DIFFERENTLY?
