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Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney

This is gold.
Within the first minutes you will hear wisdoms that elude the common man.
One of the primary epics.

Things to listen for: the alliteration, especially head rhymes.
The kenning, a two-word metaphor, such as “swan’s road” for the sea, specifically, a voyage.


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