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The Mere Wife and Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

The Mere Wife and Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

Released Saturday, 20th February 2021
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The Mere Wife and Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

The Mere Wife and Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

The Mere Wife and Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

The Mere Wife and Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley

Saturday, 20th February 2021
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Sarah is once again joined by her mom, Dr. Beth Greenfeld, to talk about medievalism, modernized adaptations, and translations in Maria Dahvana Headley's 2018 novel The Mere Wife - a modern adaptation of Beowulf centering Grendel's mother - and her 2020 translation of Beowulf. Join us as we delve into these texts and to the question of monsters and why they matter.

CW for discussions of PTSD, disordered eating, suicide, and toxic masculinity

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