Reviews for An Old English Grammar

The average rating for An Old English Grammar based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-03-02 00:00:00 Marc Koch Take my 5 star rating with a grain of salt -- I was one of the editors.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-31 00:00:00 John Gruber Haha look - this is on Goodreads! I mean.. ahem. It is my view that the linguistic nuances of Old English poetry are lost completely in translation. Every lover of literature should get this book and learn Old English. For how can the opening "Hwaet" of Beowulf possibly be rendered in our sloppy modern attempts at expression? How can the suffering of the Seafarer bite at the soul of a reader when the original meter is compromised? What craft have you? Where has gone the horse? Where the rider? Where the giver of treasure? Alas for the bright cup!