The British Library has the original manuscript of Beowulf that was published in the year 1000, most likely during the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. It is widely considered the best poem ...

To the Editor: I enjoyed Stephen T. Asma’s essay on Beowulf, but I had a few reservations (“Never Mind Grendel. Can Beowulf Conquer the 21st-Century Guilt Trip?,” The Chronicle Review ...

Meet the original Off-Broadway cast of Beowulf on Off-Broadway, and find out who was in the Original Cast, what parts they played and more.

New translations of the “Aeneid,” “Beowulf” and other ancient stories challenge some of our modern-day ideas. By Talya Zax The “Aeneid,” Virgil’s epic about the founding of Rome by ...

It might not seem like it, but making “Beowulf” into a movie is a daunting task. When taken from its Old English, “Beowulf” takes the literal translation, story that ought not to be adapted for screen ...