Title: Beowulf should be heard, not seen
Product review: I have been laboriously teaching myself Anglo-Saxon in order to read the "real" Beowulf. I also have a tape of parts of Beowulf read aloud in Anglo-Saxon. It was with some trepidation that I ordered the CDS. Heaney has kept much of the masculine sound of Beowulf -- the alliteration, the beats, the broken measures. I am happy.One criticism: there are no "tracks" so that if you begin listening in the car as I did, when you start to drive home, you're back at the beginning. I would have liked a way to return to the approximate place where I left off listening.If you're still struggling with Anglo-Saxon, this is a great way to experience the sounds of Beowulf.
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