Essays Tagged: "Burton Raffel"

The books Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, both translated by Burton Raffel and the movie Star Wars by George Lucas have mythical heroes according to the monomyth process.

a new power or knowledge. The books Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, both translated by Burton Raffel and the movie Star Wars by George Lucas have mythical heroes. The three works are each ... George Lucas modern mythical archetype, but also Joseph Campbell's mythical hero.Works CitedRaffel, Burton. Beowulf. New York: Penguin Books Ltd., 1963Raffel, Burton. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. ...

(3 pages) 128 1 3.7 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

History's Influence on Anglo Saxon Literature

agan societies, and the beginnings of Christianity, affected poems such as "Beowulf", translated by Burton Raffel, "The Seafarer", translated by Burton Raffel, and "The Wanderer", translated by Charle ...

(8 pages) 48 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Comparison of translations of The Seafarer by Burton Raffel and Ezra Pound

e Seafarer. The translation by Ezra Pound did more to capture the original essence of the poem than Burton Raffel's version, though.The differences begin at line one. Raffel takes the line and transla ... f mixing Anglo-Saxon tradition with modern English words.BibliographyTranslation of The Seafarer by Burton RaffelTranslation of The Seafarer by Ezra Pound

(3 pages) 5958 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Hero essay

s because it triggers there reflects, good reflects equals great battles.Works CitedBeowulf, Trans. Burton Raffel. New York: Signet Classics, 2008. Print.Hillyer, Quin. "Post Katrina Heroes." The Amer ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 May/2014

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers