Martin Puhvel

Martin Puhvel (born 9 December 1933 in Tallinn) is a literature researcher of Estonian origin.

He moved to Finland with his parents in 1944, thereafter to Sweden the same year and to Canada in 1949.

He studied at McGill University (Montreal) from 1949–1954; and Harvard University (Boston) from 1954–1958.

Puhvel was a lecturer at the McGill University for old and medieval English literature from 1957 to 1996. He has been a professor since 1980 and professor emeritus since 1998.

Jaan Puhvel is his brother.

Scientific works

Puhvel has published 52 scientific works, including books "'Beowulf' and Celtic Tradition," "The Crossroads in Folklore and Myth," "Cause and Effect in 'Beowulf'" and "'Beowulf': A Verse Translation and Introduction." He has lectured in Canada, the United States, Britain and Italy. He is a member of a number of scientific organizations.

External links

• Magennis, Hugh (2011). Translating Beowulf: Modern Versions in English Verse. p. 213. ISBN 9781843842613. 
• Brogyanyi, Bela; Krömmelbein, Thomas (1986-01-01). Germanic Dialects: Linguistic and Philological Investigations. p. 386. ISBN 9027235260.