Chris McCully

A book of Old English translations was published in Carcanet's Fyfield Books series in April 2008. The manuscript was completed in draft in May 2007.

The photo shows the cover image for the text (photo archive, the British Museum).

And here is the book's blurb:

APRIL 2008
 
Paperback
£9.95
 
ISBN: 978 185754 9256

Chris McCully brings Old English poetry to life
with exhilarating immediacy. Here is the
earliest surviving English poem, .Caedmon.s
Hymn., as well as one of the last poems to be
written in the classical Old English alliterative
style; some of the great elegies and epics, and a
generous selection from .Beowulf.. Other
dimensions of Anglo-Saxon culture are
represented in religious meditations, riddles,
charms and rhythmical prose, all translated into
metrical half-lines that capture the subtlety and
pace of the originals.
 
The introduction explores the fascination this
poetry has held for Chris McCully over many
years, as a poet and a scholar. The translations
are referenced to manuscripts and critical
editions, making them a valuable resource for
students and for all those keen to read more of
the earliest English poetry. A bibliography and
reading list, with a note on Anglo-Saxon
manuscripts and material in libraries and on the
Internet, complete the book.

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