What Has Beowulf to Do with Christ? with Peter Ramey
- Author
- Beatrice Institute
- Published
- Thu 25 May 2023
- Episode Link
- https://beatriceinstitute.org/peter-ramey-episode
“Language and values and concepts come packaged together, don't they?” asks Peter Ramey, recent translator of The Word-Hoard Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary. Indeed, his opus reflects just this and resolves the distance between culture and language in a uniquely faithful yet readable translation.
Join Peter and Ryan as they delve into Beowulf, asking: What is the value of a word? Who was Beowulf? Is Beowulf pre-Christian, Christian by overlay, Christian by accident, or Christian in essence?
