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Lädt ... The Tower of Beowulfvon Parke Godwin
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I LOVE the way Parke Godwin writes historical fiction. Although this is the least "realistic" of his historical works, it nonetheless brings the Viking Saga to life in a way that we buy it, accept it as truth. Set in Scandinavia during the 5th or 6th centuries. ( ) This is a better redaction of the Beowulf story than Crichton's "Eaters of the Dead". Mr. Godwin has made an interesting version and it goes well. No Arabian travellers had their lives distorted in the making of this novel. And, the dragon deserves it. You know that it was killed in 571 AD., the last recorded Draco kill in Western Europe? (the historic Hugelac, succeeded by Beowulf, and internal evidence in the poem establishes the date of the kill.) In the book's afterword, Godwin himself notes the difficulties that confront a modern author trying to translate the epic poem into terms a 21st century audience can grasp. Given those limitations, Godwin, a gifted and literate writer, does a good job of making Beowulf a figure comprehensible to modern readers. Godwin has kept the more fantastic of the saga's images while explaining them to readers who may be unfamiliar with Norse mythology. Grendel and his mother are tormented immortals, trapped in grotesque bodies, and with abominable appetites for living flesh. They yearn for beauty, love, and warmth, and are condemned to live without any of these comforts except the little they can offer each other. Grendel's attacks on Heorot are set in the context of a disputed inheritance, and his mother's grief at the loss of her only solace in the world lead to her final confrontation with Beowulf. But Godwin does more than just reclothe the poem in the trappings of modern language. He leads the reader into the minds and hearts of the characters, from Beowulf himself, fighting always to prove himself the brave warrior his father never believed him to be; to Grendel, yearning for acceptance from both gods and men. Not my cup of tea, I'll admit, but a good piece of writing for those who prefer fantasy to hard science fiction. Godwin is particularly skilled at making the complex motivations of his characters understandable. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"Under the harsh tutelage of a father with no sense of mercy or human weakness, young Beowulf has grown to be a strong and skillful leader of men. But shame and guilt defeat him when a disastrous, ill-conceived raid leaves his closest comrades dead - marking Beowulf as a coward in his own mind, unworthy of life, praise, or the noble trappings of victory." "Only a chance encounter with a reclusive Irish priest can convince the tormented warrior of the need to endure - propelling Beowulf toward ever greater perils and more terrifying enemies, as he attempts in vain to throw away a life he holds at no value...and builds a reputation as a fearless and indomitable champion in the process."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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