The Beowulf Bard
Nobel Prize-winner the late Seamus Heaney's exploration of the great bard of the Anglo-Saxon epic, Beowulf, and the role of the court poet or 'scop'.
A series of portraits of significant men and women from the Anglo Saxon era.
Another chance to hear an Essay by the Nobel prize-winner the late Seamus Heaney, recorded before he died in 2013. This is his portrait of the great Beowulf bard and of the court poet in general - known as the "scop" in old English - a man skilled in song and the pure art of story telling.
Producer: Beaty Rubens
First broadcast January 2013.
Last on
Broadcasts
- Mon 21 Jan 2013 22:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
- Wed 30 Jul 2014 22:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
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