A review by ranam
Beowulf by Unknown

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I really enjoyed this epic poem about the brave, courageous, noble, monster-killer:  Beowulf. There is a perpetual reference to God in the purely and strictly monotheistic sense of the word except near the end where the term Father in heaven is used. I can't believe this text had to be translated before it became what it is today. The meter and rhyme used throughout is perfect in English and adds value to th  opinion that it's native tongue is that. As an aesthetic artifiact, an object of beauty, it's obvious that the author should be credited with the language and style, not the translator. The author is anonymous and no one knows where it was written or why. The back cover said it was written in England before the Norman conquest. The defense rests its case.