poems without known authors can be very intriguing. The wife’s Lament‚ translated by Alfred David‚ can be classified as one of these poems. The poem is dated back to the middle ages mainly because of the way the poem was written and the cultural references within the poem. The poem is about a woman that is lamenting over her husband who abandoned her and put her into a position where she has to live in the wilderness alone. The Wife’s Lament is an exemplary poem that contains an immense number of
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different ways‚ depending upon the lyric or story. Exile is prevalent in the lyrics “The Seafarer‚” “The Wanderer‚” and “The Wife’s Lament.” Each lyric displays exile in a completely different way; however‚ all three works instill the fear of exile in a powerful way to the reader/listener. “The Seafarer” immediately states the main idea of self-imposed exile in the second sentence of the lyric. Lines 1-3 of “The Seafarer” states‚ “It tells how
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collection of Old English poetry in existence. In “The Seafarer”‚ “The Wanderer” and “The Wife’s Lament”‚ Anglo-Saxon poets indicate loneliness motivates people to seek remedies for current sufferings. “The Seafarer” discusses the loneliness brought by traveling on the sea during winter ; “The Wanderer” demonstrates the solitude of being a friendless exile; and “The Wife’s Lament” displays the solitary of a woman being abandoned by her husband. “The Seafarer” is told in first person narrative with the circumstance
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The Exeter Texts (A discussion of different kinds of viking texts.) The Exeter consists of The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament. These stories are different collections of viking texts‚ they begin to show different sides of these people. During this time period‚ people craved adventure‚ glory‚ and women craved love. These stories are about anglo saxons and their adventures that they crave everyday‚ they live their lives everyday as if it were their last‚ they spend everyday in their
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Anglo-Saxons are the people who gave us the first masterpieces of English literature. ”The Seafarer‚” “The Wanderer‚” and “The Wife’s Lament” all came from the Exeter Book. The Exeter Book originally belong to the Leofric era ( reference ).The leofric era was from (c.958-1028).The first bishop of exeter had donated the exeter book to the exeter cathedral library. The three poems are similar in style and content. “The Seafarer” is about men who made a living on a boat. The people had to leave all of the ladies
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at war with the Vikings and soon the Anglo Saxons King died. “The Wanderer”‚ is an Old English poem written during the time King Edward died; it discusses a warrior’s lone journey to find a new lord and ponders through thoughts‚ memories‚ and craves companionship. “The Seafarer”‚ is also an Old English poem written during the Anglo-Saxon time‚ it is about a seafarer who longs for the waves of the sea and similar to the wanderer‚ he has no companion. The people described in both poems have very
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Seafarer and The Wife’s Lament Exile When you are forced out of your own life‚ put in exile‚ banished; loneliness can take over your very being. The poems The Seafarer and The Wife’s Lament is encoded with a mournful and forlorn mood. All the way through these poems immense passion is expressed about the exile of individuals. They show the battle of how being sentenced to destitute can change your view on life‚ and makes you value the little things‚ which is something worth learning for
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The Wife’s Lament is a poem that is well known as an Anglo Saxon elegy‚ although to this day‚ it is still challenged by some scholars to be‚ in fact‚ a riddle. The Wife’s Lament is an elegy that tells the story of a female narrator mourning for her husband‚ and she is reflecting on her great loss. The poem shares the same characteristics with those of an elegy‚ which include the passing of time‚ pain‚ exile‚ separation and longing. This Anglo Saxon poem has also been characterized as a riddle‚ where
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Jay Smith Mr. Tonnies British Literature P.1 September 11th‚ 2012 A Comparison and Contrast of the Wanderer and the Seafarer Two different men‚ in Anglo-Saxon time‚ traveling‚ wandering the earth. One‚ hoping he was with family‚ wishing death would come to him and the other‚ enjoying the feeling of being alone‚ free from society. In the poems‚ The Wanderer and The Seafarer‚ both men begin without Christianity and as the poem comes to a close‚ they both find God and learn why it is important
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The Wanderer and The Seafarer are both poems centered around loneliness and exile. The Wanderer tells a story of a past warrior and of his past experiences with his fellow warrior men and also of his lord. Forced into exile by fate he now roams the sea troubled by memories of feasts with his lord and comrades. The Seafarer is a poem told from the point of view of an old seaman who is describing how hard life was at sea compared to life on land. As the poem progresses‚ the speaker begins to explain
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