Books by Daniel Donoghue
Lady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend
This book investigates who Lady Godiva was, how the story of her naked horseback ride through Coventry arose, and how the whole Godiva legend has evolved from the thirteenth century through to the present day.
Traces the erotic myth of Lady Godiva back to its medieval origins.
Based on scholarly research but written to be accessible to general readers.
Combines history, literature, art and folklore.
Focuses on the twin themes of voyeurism and medievalism.
Contributes to our understanding of cultural history, medievalism and the history of sexuality.
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Beowulf: A Verse Translation (Norton Critical Editions)
by Seamus Heaney, Daniel Donoghue
Winner of the Whitbread Prize, Seamus Heaney’s translation "accomplishes what before now had seemed impossible: a faithful rendering that is simultaneously an original and gripping poem in its own right" (New York Times Book Review). The translation that "rides boldly through the reefs of scholarship" (The Observer) is combined with first-rate annotation. No reading knowledge of Old English is assumed. Heaney’s clear and insightful introduction to Beowulf provides students with an understanding of both the poem’s history in the canon and Heaney’s own translation process.
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