Beowulf (/ˈbeɪ.ɵwʊlf/; in Old English [ˈbeːo̯wʊlf] or [ˈbeːəwʊlf]) is the conventional title[1] of an Old English epic[2] poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set inScandinavia, possibly the oldest surviving long poem in Old English and thus commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature, and also arguably the earliest vernacular English literature.[3]
《貝奧武夫》（Beowulf），或譯貝奧武甫、北獒武夫、裴歐沃夫、貝武夫、表沃夫，完成於西元八世紀，約750年左右的英雄敘事長詩，長達3000行。故事的舞台位於北歐的斯堪的納維亞半島。是以古英語記載的傳說中最古老的一篇，在語言學方面也是相當珍貴的文獻。
13-part series set in Britain’s mythic past will deliver ‘epic fights, thrilling chases, celebrations and battles’, promises broadcaster
The epic poem Beowulf is to be made into a 13-part drama by ITV.
Described as a western set in the dark ages of Britain’s mythic past, the series will use locations in County Durham and Northumbria to represent the poem’s Scandinavian setting, and will deliver “epic fights, thrilling chases, raids, celebrations and battles”, following the eponymous hero’s battles with a monster and a dragon, adds to a burgeoning fantasy roster that includes Jekyll and Hyde and a Frankenstein series starring Sean Bean.
One of its co-creators, ITV’s creative director of drama, Tim Haines, has credits including the BBC documentary series Walking with Dinosaurs, which made extensive use of CGI special effects to recreate prehistoric landscapes and animals, and the fantasy drama Primeval.
Haines will work with Katie Newman, with whom he collaborated on Primeval, and writer James Dormer, whose credits include Wallander and Strike Back.
The critical and ratings success of Game of Thrones has prompted renewed interest in the fantasy drama genre from broadcasters. ITV is also making a 10-part action adventure series, Jekyll and Hyde, written by the actor and comedian Charlie Higson. Set in 1930s London, the protagonist will be the grandson of the original doctor from Robert Louis Stevenson’s 19th-century tale.
Bean, who starred in the first series of Game of Thrones, will take the lead in the Frankenstein Chronicles, playing a police inspector in Regency London who stumbles across a corpse assembled from various bodies.
感謝馮象譯"貝奧武甫"
2004年我介紹過「從《貝爾武甫》到《聖經 摩西五書》」。(2004-10-21 10:32:33 評論賞析|藝術人文
譯人故事（二十九）：馮象從《貝爾武甫》到《聖經 摩西五書》)
昨天紐約時報有篇評介近十來年西方對於古英語史詩《貝奧武甫》的
Politically Aware 'Beowulfs' Miss an Ancient Delight: Terror
By CHARLES McGRATH
Published: July 4, 2006
"Beowulf," as college lit majors used to have to learn, is the first
significant work written in English, or in what passes for English: a
3,000-line epic poem composed — in alliterative, unrhymed verse —
probably during the first half of the eighth century. It's also the
original horror story, featuring three monsters of not quite
escalating horrificness.
要了解這篇，馮象譯的《貝奧武甫：古英語史詩》（北京：三聯，1
Tolkien（之套喻）, the author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, taught
Old English at Oxford and was one of the first scholars to pay
attention to "Beowulf" for its genuine literary merit and not just
because it was a way station in the development of our language. In
his own writing he borrowed freely from the poem, most obviously for
the character of Smaug, the cunning dragon.
近十來年，幾乎每隔二年就可以看到他的新書，品質都很不錯。著/
馮象從《貝爾武甫》到《聖經 摩西五書》
近十來年，幾乎每隔二年就可以看到他的新書，品質都很不錯。著/
近十來年，幾乎每隔二年就可以看到他的新書，品質都很不錯。著/
江蘇人民出版社，2004年1月）、小說詩歌若干。他談點書：「
馮象：《創世記：傳說與譯註》江蘇人民出版社，2004年10月
http://philo.ruc.edu.cn/pol04/
「……譯文依據的原文，為權威的德國斯圖嘉特版傳統本希伯來語《
stuttgartensia)，同時參考希臘語七十士本和聖傑
《摩西五書》（聖經 創世紀等）是他待出之書。我想他的譯作可以列入諸如Oxford Companion to the Bible中之
Translations 中之數行。
本周恰巧有篇很有意思的書評：
October 17, 2004
'The Five Books of Moses': From God's Mouth to English
By JUDITH SHULEVITZ
THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES
A Translation With Commentary.
By Robert Alter.
1,064 pp. W. W. Norton & Company. $39.95.
2004年我介紹過「從《貝爾武甫》到《聖經 摩西五書》」。(2004-10-21 10:32:33 評論賞析|藝術人文
譯人故事（二十九）：馮象從《貝爾武甫》到《聖經 摩西五書》)
昨天紐約時報有篇評介近十來年西方對於古英語史詩《貝奧武甫》的
Politically Aware 'Beowulfs' Miss an Ancient Delight: Terror
By CHARLES McGRATH
Published: July 4, 2006
"Beowulf," as college lit majors used to have to learn, is the first
significant work written in English, or in what passes for English: a
3,000-line epic poem composed — in alliterative, unrhymed verse —
probably during the first half of the eighth century. It's also the
original horror story, featuring three monsters of not quite
escalating horrificness.
要了解這篇，馮象譯的《貝奧武甫：古英語史詩》（北京：三聯，1
Tolkien（之套喻）, the author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, taught
Old English at Oxford and was one of the first scholars to pay
attention to "Beowulf" for its genuine literary merit and not just
because it was a way station in the development of our language. In
his own writing he borrowed freely from the poem, most obviously for
the character of Smaug, the cunning dragon.
近十來年，幾乎每隔二年就可以看到他的新書，品質都很不錯。著/
馮象從《貝爾武甫》到《聖經 摩西五書》
近十來年，幾乎每隔二年就可以看到他的新書，品質都很不錯。著/
近十來年，幾乎每隔二年就可以看到他的新書，品質都很不錯。著/
江蘇人民出版社，2004年1月）、小說詩歌若干。他談點書：「
馮象：《創世記：傳說與譯註》江蘇人民出版社，2004年10月
http://philo.ruc.edu.cn/pol04/
「……譯文依據的原文，為權威的德國斯圖嘉特版傳統本希伯來語《
stuttgartensia)，同時參考希臘語七十士本和聖傑
《摩西五書》（聖經 創世紀等）是他待出之書。我想他的譯作可以列入諸如Oxford Companion to the Bible中之
Translations 中之數行。
本周恰巧有篇很有意思的書評：
October 17, 2004
'The Five Books of Moses': From God's Mouth to English
By JUDITH SHULEVITZ
THE FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES
A Translation With Commentary.
By Robert Alter.
1,064 pp. W. W. Norton & Company. $39.95.