Beowulf & The Mere Wife

The Big Book Club Podcast from Arlington Public Library

For this episode we read both Maria Headley’s translation of the Old English epic poem "Beowulf" and “The Mere Wife,” Headley's 2015 retelling of Beowulf, which is set in present-day New York.

Reminder: this is a spoiler-filled podcast. So if you’re not into that kind of thing, read the texts first and come back later.

Episode Links

• "Beowulf: a New Translation” by Maria Headley
• “The Mere Wife” by Maria Headley
• Beowulf wikipedia page
• Some of the many translations of Beowulf in the Library catalog

Reading

• Jennie – “Amongst Our Weapons” by Ben Aaronovitch and “In a New York Minute,” by Kate Spencer

• Pete – “How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius” by Nick Greene

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Up Next

• “A Study in Scarlet,” by Arthur Conan Doyle
• “A Study in Scarlet Women” by Sherry Thomas
• “Mycroft Holmes” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar