Beowulf: The Complete Story: A Drama (an audio book) [AUDIOBOOK] [CD] (Audio CD)

~ Dick Ringler (Author), Norman Gilliland (Producer)

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This dramatization of a bold new version of the complete thousand-year-old text features actors from Wisconsin Public Radio, the American Players Theatre, and the Guthrie Theatre, supported by music and sound effects. The translation, by Professor Dick Ringler of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, evokes the original spoken delivery of the Old English masterpiece.



Cast in Order of Appearance
Narrator, Dick Ringler; Danish Coast Guard, Nathan Sorseth;
Beowulf, Stephen Pelinski; Sentry at Heorot, Jim DeVita;
Hrothgar, King of the Danes, Karl Schmidt; Unferth, Craig Johnson; Wealhtheow, Susan Sweeney; Hygelac, L.J. Janowski; Last Survivor, Jonathan Smoots; Wiglaf, Jason Bradley; Messenger, Jason O’Connell

Distributed for NEMO Productions, Madison, Wisconsin.

About the Author

Dick Ringler is professor emeritus of English and Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is author of Bard of Iceland and coauthor, with Frederick Cassidy, of Bright's Old English Grammar and Reader. Norman Gilliland has hosted weekday classical music broadcasts since 1977. He is the creator of Grace Notes, which has become a daily feature on many public radio stations nationwide, and is author of the historical novel, Sand Mansions. He lives in Madison.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971509328
• ISBN-13: 978-0971509320
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #642,716 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Why Beowulf is great literature, January 23, 2007

By	E. Turner (Little Rock, AR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've read, studied, and quoted Beowulf, but I had never heard it done such a compelling fashion. The language is stirring, and the sound effects are realistic. When you hear this, you understand how this tale survived. The alliteration helped the successive narrators remember the tale and swept the audience along in the story. Great work!