Fun With Language: Literature in Translation
Earlier this week I finished Maria Dahvana Headley's translation of Beowulf. It's a story I know well, having read various translations of the poem over the last couple decades. I loved her translation. There's a mix of modern language and archaic formalities. It's a translation you can feel the fun she had in writing it. In undergrad, I majored in Linguistics. Between high school and college, I studied five years of French, four years of Russian, and two years of Japanese. I'm absolute […]https://alexanderkeane.com/2026/04/14/fun-with-language-literature-in-translation/







