BEOWULF (Getting Started)

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http://www.georgetown.edu/irvinemj/english016/beowulf/beowulf.html   This is a short list of resources, but it does include links to translations, bibliography, Old English, and facts about the manuscript; thus, it is a good starting point.

http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~beowulf/main.html THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE SITE!  It is an encyclopedia of BEOWULF with sections on the text, a glossary of word, a list and description of the characters, and even some online quizzes.  I plan to use this site often!

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgibin/browse-mixed?id=AnoBeow&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/lv1/Archive/eng-parsed   This version is pretty easy to read.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/beowulf-oe.html   This site is good at showing students what BEOWULF once looks like in Old English.

http://www.lone-star.net/literature/beowulf/index.html   This site has the poem broken down into sections.  The font is easy on the eyes, and there are even some illustrations.

http://www.britannica.com/bcom/eb/article/7/0,5716,80807+1+78692,00.html Here is BRITANNICA's article.

http://www.capecod.net/~bbarsant/class/beowulf.htm   This site offers some good questions that you could use for quizzes, tests, and as a guide.

http://www.i5ive.com/article.cfm/mythology/31991   This one-page summary is sparse, but it helps you get the facts.

http://csis.pace.edu/grendel/proj1b/names.html   This site has a lists the names and lineage.

http://www.ecampus.com/servlets/com.ecampus.site.presentation.servlets.TemplateDisplayer?desiredclass=frameset_1&SITE_ID=291 This is a link to Ecampus who has reasonable rates.  There are several versions listed here.

http://www.mysimon.com/books_c_music_and_movies/books/AdvancedBookSearch?c=booknew&InputTitle=beowulf&InputAuthor=&InputFormat= This is a link to Mysimon, a site that compares prices.  Here you will find several versions, prices, and merchants.  (There are 142 possibilities including audio cassettes.)

http://www.frognet.net/~wentwrth/beowulf/index.html (Parody)  Here is a funny look at the poem, complete with Bill Clinton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Boris Yeltsin, Godzilla, Hillary, The A-Team, David Letterman, and even the Cookie Monster.  It does have drug and sexual references, so it should be not be viewed by children.

http://www.georgetown.edu/irvinemj/english016/biblio/beobib.html   Here is a good list of sources including versions, essays, and collections.

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ctb/oen/beo98.html From the University of Arizona, this is a great list of books and articles.

http://spirit.lib.uconn.edu/Medieval/beowulf.html   Prepare to be overwhelmed!  This site lists bibliography from 1979-1994!

http://bullpup.lib.unca.edu/library/rr/beowulf.html   This site offers a good set of links ranging from Why Study Beowulf? to Sutton Hoo