Seamus Heaney

The epic Beowulf has no known author. It has been translated by Seamus Heaney It presents as a demonstration of the greatest and longest surviving poem of Anglo-Saxon culture that has originated from. The setting of the poem is from the sixth century, it was in Denmark and southwestern Sweden. It is a masterpiece, it presents the intent of moral teaching, with today’s it presents evidence of what values were important to the Anglo-Saxon people. It is Extraordinarily that the two characters are…

Every book, story, and poem has a message. This message is portrayed in different ways. This message is usually relates to the theme of the story. Most of the decisions humans make revolve around something they have experienced in the past. In Arthurs W. Franks “Letting Stories Breath: A Socio-Narratology”, he brings up the concept of how stories affect people’s reality and what is their true meaning. His excerpts are tied into Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and The Wife of Bath’s…

AD, Christianity had nearly replaced Paganism in morality and law. Hence, an incredibly possible reason for a hero such as Beowulf to fight for others during this time period could be that he or she desires to abide by the laws of Christianity. In Seamus Heaney’s translation of the epic Beowulf, the story’s hero serves as an excellent example of the large effect Christianity endowed regarding his…

Mary Karr is a critically acclaimed poet, memoirist, and essayist, who is an exemplar of the characteristics of a Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate serves as a liaison between the general public and the poetry community, spreading awareness and inspiring novice poets through their excellent prose. Karr’s poetry is especially accessible and distinctly American, as seen through her use simple yet meaningful vocabulary and explicitly American characteristics and techniques, making her an acutely apt…

Life is an epiphany! No matter what we achieve in life disaster or tragedy will strike and destroy it but this does not mean you have to throw the towel. Values such as; courage, bravery, strength, loyalty, and reputation allow individuals or communities to face such adversaries and survive in spite of them. Beowulf is an example of how individuals survive adversaries in life regardless of endless challenges that one face in life. The character of Beowulf in the poem Beowulf demonstrates courage…

In January, the researcher began her student teaching with the intention of finding out how reading and discussing equality-related literature influences students’ attitudes toward race. She planned to have her students read a few texts with race as a central theme, and she would study their change or stagnation in attitude toward race over the semester through a triangulation process. Her data collection would begin and end with Harvard’s Project Implicit Race IAT, found at…