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General Information for Book Three
General Information for Book Three Examples of ubi sunt poetry-- see Teacher's edition on page 242
A excerpt from the Anglo-Saxon Poem "The Wanderer"
Where is that horse now? Where are those men? Where is the hoard-sharer?
Ubi Sunt Qui Ante Nos Fuerunt?
Were beth they biforen us weren, Where by David McCord
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a contemporary example of the ubi sunt model: Another Example of the modern use of the ubi sunt model: Lyrics to the 60's anti-war song "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" words and music by Pete Seeger performed by Pete Seeger and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago Where have all the flowers gone? Girls have picked them every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the young girls gone? Long time passing Where have all the young girls gone? Long time ago Where have all the young girls gone? Taken husbands every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the young men gone? Long time passing Where have all the young men gone? Long time ago Where have all the young men gone? Gone for soldiers every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time passing Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time ago Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time passing Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time ago Where have all the graveyards gone? Covered with flowers every one When will we ever learn? When will we ever learn? ©1961 (Renewed) Fall River Music Inc All Rights Reserved. ![]() see Teacher's Edition page 261 The Tragedy of MacBeth-- A Link to the Shakespearean play ![]() Unit Studies Six and Seven- Exploring Beowulf The whole Beowulf- A full copy of the Francis Gummere translation excerpted in the text of Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings. Beowulf in hypertext- This site provides both the poem both in Old English and in modern English. Also includes more information about the history involved and the cast of characters. A great site! An adaptation of Beowulf- You can read Dr. David Breeden's adaptation of the poem online. Interesting sketches accompany each episode. The Electronic Beowulf- This site is rather complicated to navigate, but it is great for learning about the history of the Beowulf text. Lots of images of the original manuscript. Resources for the Study of Beowulf: This amazing site has tons of resource links from fun links to the more educational. Well worth a look! Hear Old English read- This site offers brief audio clips of Beowulf read in the original language. This gives you a feel of how the poem sounded when it was originally recited by the ancient scops. Looking for a way to sing the story of Beowulf? Feel free to set this original poem to tune of your own! Please, no rap versions! If you do, I don't want to hear about it. :) THE BALLAD OF BEOWULF by Amelia Harper
Beowulf, he was a man, and a big brave man was he.
Woe! Oh! Woe! Oh! At his hard-won dragon gold. Woe! Oh! Woe! Oh! And now his tale is told. © 2003 by Amelia Harper 2003. All right reserved. Contact the author for reprint permission The links above are given for aid in studying Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings. Others are welcome to use the information, though most of the material on this site is copyrighted. You are welcome to link to these pages. However, please get our permission before copying any of this to another site. For more information on the curriculum, Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings, please click here to explore more of the information on this site.SUGGESTED BOOKS FOR FURTHER STUDY:
Beowulf: A New Translation by Seamus Heaney $13.95 A modern and highly acclaimed translation by renowned poet Seamus Heaney. Also contains the parallel poem in Old English. |
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