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Works Consulted "The Beowulf Manuscript." Beowulf. Trans. E. Talbot Donaldson. Norton Critical Editions. Ed. Joseph F. Tuso. New York: Norton, 1975. 194-196. Beowulf. Trans. Fr. Klaeber. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Ed. M. H. Abrams, et.al.. 4th ed. 2 vols. New York: Norton, 1962. 30-82. Beowulf. Trans. E. Talbot Donaldson. Norton Critical Editions. Ed. Joseph F. Tuso. New York: Norton, 1975. Donaldson, E. Talbot. "Old English Prosody and C�dmon's Hymn." Beowulf. Trans. E. Talbot Donaldson. Norton Critical Editions. Ed. Joseph F. Tuso. New York: Norton, 1975. 67-69. Filip, Jan. "Celts." "Europe." Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia. 15th ed. 1988. Frere, Sheppard Sunderland. "Ancient Britain." "United Kingdom." Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia. 15th ed. 1988. Hughes, Robert C. "The Origins of Old English to 800 A.D." Beowulf. Trans. E. Talbot Donaldson. Norton Critical Editions. Ed. Joseph F. Tuso. New York: Norton, 1975. 59-65. Illustration of a ship from Charles W. 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New York: Norton, 1975.75-78. "Old and Middle English Prosody." The Norton Anthology of English Literature. Ed. M. H. Abrams, et.al.. 4th ed. 2 vols. New York: Norton, 1962. 18-19. Pyles, Thomas and John Algeo. The Origins and Development of the English Language. 3rd ed. New York: Harcourt, 1982. Thompson, E. A., ed. "Germanic Peoples." "Europe." Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia. 15th ed. 1988. Tolkien, J.R.R. "Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics." Beowulf. Trans. E. Talbot Donaldson. Norton Critical Editions. Ed. Joseph F. Tuso. New York: Norton, 1975. Whitelock, Dorothy. "Anglo-Saxon England." "United Kingdom." Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia. 15th ed. 1988. About the Author This website is written, published, and maintained by me, Aileen. I am an educator, family member, and community member in Iowa. I enjoy reading, writing, foreign languages, travel, making things with my hands, conversing with family and friends, making things with words or on the computer, conversing with people at school, being outdoors--the list goes on. My interests are varied and fluid, but here is a list of some current favorites: Current Favorite Classical Author The Beowulf poet, of course ... unless it's Mark Twain Contemporary Author PD James ... or maybe Tony Hillerman Young Adult Author Rosa Guy ... or maybe Cynthia Voigt Musical Instrument to Learn Guitar ... but only just beginning! Garden Plant Strawberries: they're more forgiving than mint, and much sweeter and more filling. Sport Strolling through the park or neighborhood Board Game Chess Movie Fly Away Home ... Or is it Avalon? Food Strawberries ... or maybe spaghetti I especially the enjoy young people I meet every day in my work as a substitute teacher. They are often creative, interested in the world around them, and concerned for the well-being of others. I hope they and their teachers and families are having exciting, joyous, safe summer vacations. My image expert is Dan, whose website you should visit at: http://members.xoom.com/TK_412. In preparing this website, I used the resources listed below the following form. I would appreciate any comments or questions on this website or on Old English poetry. Please do e-mail me at: [email protected]. This e-mail link works. You can "play" with the form below, but it does not yet upload anywhere. Enjoy "playing" with this form, but it will not upload anywhere. The link to my e-mail, above, will work, and I will get your comments. I learned about this site: (Check all that apply.) by word of mouth from Aileen by word of mouth from someone else in my roamings on the Internet. other. [Really? Do tell. Please elaborate in textbox below.] I found the site "Enter the World of Beowulf": (Check one.) confusing. confusing in some ways, easy to navigate in others. easy to navigate most of the time. very easy to navigate. I found the pictures, ideas and information in this site: (Check one) interesting, understandable, accurate. somewhere between these two extremes. dull, hard to understand, and unconvincing. After viewing this website, I wanted to: read Beowulf. reread Beowulf. learn about early English pre/history, art, and lit. browse related web sites. order a pizza and forget Beowulf. learn how to produce a website of my own. slay terrible monsters. My additional comments are: Technical Resources In producing this website, I drew on my knowledge of HTML and the following resources: Adobe PhotoDeluxe 2.0 CorelDRAW 9 Internet sites listed on Internet Images page Learning Guide: HTML & Web Page Design Modules 1 & 2. 1997. ComputerPrep, Inc. Phoenix. Microsoft Office Suite 97 ClipArt Microsoft Windows 95 Notepad Accessory Microsoft Windows 95 Paint Accessory Mustek 1200 III EP scanner Printmaster Gold 2.0 ClipArt Coming Soon: Citations of more works consulted TOP OF PAGE