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Journeys to the Underworld 2022

Our online concerts return! We launch with 'Journeys to the Underworld', the first in our winter series of themed online concerts, combining storytelling, poetry, folklore and more.

Beowulf: A Translation & Commentary

Completed in 1926, but never considered for publication. However, now with it's publication, everyone will find something of enduring interest in this collection that includes an illuminating written commentary on the poem by the translator himself, drawn from a series of lectures he gave at Oxford in the 1930s.

The Kalevala: An Epic Poem after Oral Tradition

This new and exciting translation by poet Keith Bosley, is the first to truly combine liveliness with accuracy in a way which reflects the richness of the original.

A Middle English Reader & Vocabulary

Scholarly and highly informative, this anthology represents a distinctive contribution to the understanding and enjoyment of Middle English literature.

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