Just when it seems modern literary standards are being dictated by Oprah, a thousand-year-old epic poem finds a surprising show of support. Seamus Heaney’s Whitbread Prize-winning translation of “Beowulf” is climbing its way to the top of bestseller lists. “It’s oddly fitting that “Beowulf” should go platinum. The poem describes a society utterly consumed with the idea of fame.” – Feed