The Wanderer
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The Wanderer is an Old English elegiac poem reflecting on exile, loss, and the search for wisdom in a transient world.
Aliases (1)
- the wanderer ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English poem
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elegy → wisdom poem → |
| anonymous |
true
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| approximateDateOfComposition |
10th century
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late Old English period → |
| author |
unknown
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| centralCharacter |
the wanderer
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| closingEmphasis |
trust in God
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| collection |
Exeter Book
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| containsContrastBetween |
past communal joy and present isolation
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| countryOfOrigin |
England
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| form |
unrhymed alliterative lines
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| genre |
elegiac poetry
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wisdom literature → |
| influenced |
modern interpretations of Anglo-Saxon exile poetry
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| language |
Old English
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| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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kennings → variation → |
| literaryPeriod |
Old English period
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| literaryTradition |
Anglo-Saxon poetry
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| manuscript |
Exeter Book
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| meter |
alliterative verse
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| motif |
dream and memory
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ruined hall → ubi sunt motif → winter seascape → |
| narrativePerspective |
first person
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| narrativeVoice |
exiled warrior
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| originalScript |
Insular minuscule
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| philosophicalConcern |
relationship between earthly life and divine providence
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wisdom through suffering → |
| preservedIn |
Exeter Cathedral Library
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| relatedWork |
The Ruin
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The Seafarer → The Wife’s Lament → |
| setting |
sea voyage
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| studiedIn |
Old English literature courses
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| survivesAs |
single manuscript copy
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| theme |
Christian consolation
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exile → fate → impermanence of earthly glory → loneliness → loss → memory of past joys → search for wisdom → transience of worldly things → |
| tone |
contemplative
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melancholic → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
The Wanderer
("the wanderer")
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centralCharacter |
|
Old English
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hasLiteraryWork |
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The Seafarer
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relatedWork |