This essay intends to emphasize similarities between two Anglo-Saxon poems, looking for common characteristics among works from early Medieval English literature. I will address issues… Continue a ler »Reading Old English Poetry: A Comparative Analysis of “The Wanderer” and “The Wife’s Lament”
An Outline This essay is an attempt to gather some information about early Anglo-Saxon poetry, highlighting some present aspects also repeated in other texts produced… Continue a ler »A Few Thoughts on The Inherent Burdensomeness of a Wise Man
“The Wanderer” paints a melancholy picture of nostalgia and a painful existence in a world where social classes are set in stone, but not only… Continue a ler »We Still Wander
To live in a world where one feels lost is, by no means, to live at all. This sentiment is perfectly described in the Anglo-Saxon… Continue a ler »There’s beauty in pain: an essay about “The Wanderer”