Beowulf fights Grendel (790818)
Beowulf fights Grendels Mother (153769)
Beowulf and Wiglaf kill the dragon (26722708)
You can pick two from among the following translators:
E. Talbot Donaldson
Seamus Heaney
John McNamara
Edward L. Risden
Alan Sullivan and Timothy Murphy
J.R.R. TolkienBegin your paper with a genuine question about how the translations differ. Make that question the last sentence of your first paragraph. The rest of the essay should answer this question. Present your
analysis in a clear and well-organized manner. Each paragraph should deal with a specific element of the translations, explain how that element works, and present its main point in a clear topic sentence.
Draw your conclusions in your final paragraph, briefly summing up your answers to the question posed at the start of the essay.
Your essay should be between 8001,200 words not counting the two translations you quote at the start of the paper. Use MLA Format for quotations and citations.
