March 2, 2001
A Digitized 'Beowulf' Offers Scholars New Ways to Study the Manuscript
The only extant manuscript of Beowulf, the oldest English verse poem, is on display at the British Library, but few scholars can examine the text firsthand. Electronic Beowulf, a recently released CD-ROM set, allows scholars to study the alliterative Old English script and to see its hidden features.
Since 1993, the British Library has worked with a team of researchers from various institutions, including the University of Kentucky and Western Michigan University, to digitize images of
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