Waltharius: The Latin Epic of Walther of Aquitaine (Uppsala Books 2025)

• “The most engaging translation available of one of the most important medieval epics.” - R. D. Fulk, Indiana University
• “This is a book that every person interested in the Middle Ages should want to own.” - Joseph Harris, Harvard University
• “Waltharius brilliantly illuminates the so-called Dark Ages. Any reader can enjoy this lively rendering of an epic that fuses Latin learning with Germanic legend.” - Marijane Osborn, University of California, Davis
• “Tremendous! A rich introduction unveils the fascinating history behind Waltharius. Copious notes shed light on its interpretation. The Latin text is included, and the riveting verse translation brings the poem vividly to life for everyone. Highly recommended.” - Geoffrey Russom, Brown University

• “This extraordinary volume is both the perfect book for the first-time reader of Beowulf and essential reading for all scholars.” - Francis Leneghan, University of Oxford
• “Anyone working with Beowulf will want to read this book, especially the rich, extensive, and up-to-date commentary.” - Marijane Osborn, University of California, Davis
• “The translation is cogent, and the commentary is illuminating. Anyone interested in Beowulf needs this book.” - Joseph Harris, Harvard University
• “...has every chance to become a classic in the study of the poem.” - Łukasz Neubauer, English Studies (2023)
• “...essential for elementary students and advanced researchers...” - Andrew Breeze, SELIM (2024)
• “…an impressive achievement…combining a wide breadth of scholarship with an eloquent translation of Beowulf, it should have long-lasting appeal for specialists and first-time readers alike.” – Ruth Wehlau, Arthuriana (2024)

• “This handsome, eloquent and innovative book will re-define Beowulf scholarship for a generation.” - Scott Gwara, Anglia 141 (2023)
• “…concise and elegant…consistently insightful and highly original…” - Francis Leneghan, English Studies 104 (2023)
• “…offers a refreshingly original approach…convincing and thorough…” - Carol Jamison, Choice 61 (2023)  
•  “…makes a valuable and much-needed contribution.”  - Peter Ramey, Modern Philology 121 (2023)
•  “…eminently readable…should be required reading for students of Old English…” - Paul Cavill, Studia Neophilologica (2023)
•  “…asks interesting questions…proposes persuasive answers…provides a new line of inquiry…”  - Megan E. Hartman, Style (2024)
• “…causes the reader to not only reconsider the poem, but also the entire genre of courtly literature.” - Perry N. Harrison, Speculum (2024)
• “…offer[s] fertile ground for new generations of scholars…thought-provoking…” - Carl E. Anderson, SELIM (2024)
• “…makes its arguments in a compelling and convincing manner…highly readable…” - Thijs Porck, ABäG (2024)  

•  “...fascinating and highly persuasive...indispensable reading...” - Susan Irvine, Times Literary Supplement (2018) 
•  “...one of the most pivotal books ever written on Old English literature...”  - Scott Gwara, Anglia 135 (2017)
•  “...beautifully written and produced...this book will reorient Beowulf studies.” - Paul Cavill, Modern Philology 115 (2018)
•  “...brilliant and compelling...Transmission of Beowulf deserves classic status.”  - Andrew Breeze, SELIM 23 (2018)
•  “...an essential treatment of the subject that no student of the poem can afford to ignore.”  - Stefan Jurasinski, Review of English Studies 70 (2019)
•  “...careful and conscientious...essential reading...” - Peter Orton, Saga Book 42 (2018)
•  “...has the potential to change the current state of the field...” - Megan E. Hartman, Philological Quarterly 96 (2017)  
•  “...essential reading for anyone concerned with Beowulf...”  - Dennis Cronan, Studia Neophilologica 90 (2018)

•  “...rigorous argumentation...an impressive concentration of intellectual effort.”  - Susan E. Deskis, Review of English Studies 69 (2018)
•  “...a first-rate collection...with substance, insight, and sound argumentation.”  - Corey J. Zwikstra, The Medieval Review (2017) 
•  “...essential reading...a coherent demonstration of the value of philology...”  - Paul Cavill, TOEBI Newsletter 34 (2017)
•  “...the essays in the collection are characterised by technical virtuosity and literary insight.” - Michael D. C. Drout, English Studies 99 (2018)
•  “...outstanding scholarship... a high-quality collection of essays...”  - Carole Hough, Journal of English and Germanic Philology 118 (2019)
•  “...a magisterial tribute to its inspirational dedicatee...[a] landmark book.” - Scott Gwara, Anglia 136 (2018) 

•  “...meticulous scholarship...an exciting and substantial volume...”  - Hugh Magennis, TOEBI Newsletter 32 (2015)
•  “...bound to become one of the most influential books in Anglo-Saxon studies.”  - Mercedes Salvador-Bello, Modern Philology 113 (2015)
•  “...stylishly written...makes a strong case for an early dating of the poem Beowulf.”  - Carole Hough, Nomina 38 (2015)
•  “...add[s] cumulative support for the hypothesis of an early Beowulf.”  - Geoffrey Russom, Anglia 133 (2015) 
•  “...provocative and challenging... demands the attention of all Anglo-Saxonists.” - Francis Leneghan, Medium Ævum 86 (2015)
•  “...a cohesive and compelling case for Beowulf’s early composition.”  - Sarah Downey, Choice 52 (2015)

List of contributors:

Alberto Montaner; Albrecht Classen; Andrea Nagy; Brittany Schorn; Andrew Breeze; Catherine M. Jones; Claudia Bornholdt; Ganna Goncharova; Geoffrey Russom; George Clark; Helen Fulton; Huiyi Bao; Jennifer Goodman Wollock; Jesse L. Byock; Jonathan B. Himes; Joseph Falaky Nagy; Joseph Harris; Leonard Neidorf; Liu Yang; Mario Martín Botero García; Matthieu Boyd; Michelle Szkilnik; Tom Shippey; Winder McConnell; Yin Liu