Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Beowulf: Performed by Benjamin Bagby-Educator's Edition

Beowulf: Performed by Benjamin Bagby—Educator’s Edition

With the intensity and commitment of an ancient Norse warrior, Benjamin Bagby brings the epic poem Beowulf to incandescent life. This program documents Bagby’s brilliant iteration of the saga before a live audience in Helsingborg, Sweden—demonstrating the spellbinding qualities of both the poem and the performer. Reciting the entire 1,062-line Grendel story in the original Old English and accompanying himself on an authentic Anglo-Saxon harp, Bagby offers viewers an in-depth, richly textured look at the tale as it would have enthralled listeners 1,000 years ago. Modern English subtitles included. This edition features Bagby’s complete performance. Extended bonus material is also included (DVD only): a video study guide with Oral Tradition editor John Miles Foley; a panel discussion with noted Anglo-Saxonists Thomas Cable, Mark Amodio, and Foley; and an in-depth interview with Bagby. (99 minutes + 80 minutes of bonus material)

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Item#: BVL37138
Copyright date: ©2006
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN 978-1-4213-6528-2


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