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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wanderer canonical | 5 |
| the wanderer | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English poem
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elegy ⓘ wisdom poem ⓘ |
| anonymous | true ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition |
10th century
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late Old English period ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
The Wanderer
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
the wanderer
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| closingEmphasis | trust in God ⓘ |
| collection | Exeter Book ⓘ |
| containsContrastBetween | past communal joy and present isolation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| form | unrhymed alliterative lines ⓘ |
| genre |
elegiac poetry
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wisdom literature ⓘ |
| influenced | modern interpretations of Anglo-Saxon exile poetry ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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kennings ⓘ variation ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
Old English
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surface form:
Old English period
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| literaryTradition |
Anglo-Saxon literature
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surface form:
Anglo-Saxon poetry
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| manuscript | Exeter Book ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| motif |
dream and memory
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ruined hall ⓘ ubi sunt motif ⓘ winter seascape ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | exiled warrior ⓘ |
| originalScript | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
relationship between earthly life and divine providence
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wisdom through suffering ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Exeter Cathedral Library ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Ruin
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The Seafarer ⓘ The Wife’s Lament ⓘ |
| setting | sea voyage ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Old English literature courses ⓘ |
| survivesAs | single manuscript copy ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
the wanderer