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A 3 page paper which analyzes the Anglo-Saxon poem “The
Wanderer.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAwandr.rtf
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the Exeter Book, and a such stands as a unique piece of poetry. The following paper examines and analyzes this poem. The Wanderer Despite the unknown origins of
this particular poem, it is a poem that has been analyzed and examined in many different ways. Many see it as a poem that discusses changes of the period, changes
that involved cultures and religion. Others argue that the poem is clearly the account of one man who is examining his changing world, discussing nature and the needs of mankind.
In better understanding these various perspectives we look at the critical analysis of two different individuals. One author notes that "The Wanderer is a rather long elegy (115 lines), depicting
the sufferings of a man who has lost his lord. Alone and friendless, he travels over the sea, seeking a home where he can find protection" (Bartleby.com). While he is
asleep he has visions of his former life which brought him happiness, however when he wakes up "his heart sinks at the sight of the grey waves and the falling
snow. Then he passes on to reflect on the vicissitudes of human life and on the ruined castles which may be seen in all directions, testifying to the destruction that
has overtaken their owners" (Bartleby.com). In many ways "The poem throws an interesting light on the close nature of the relationship subsisting in early times between lord and man...Indeed, the
Christian element is slight and may be due to later additions" (Bartleby.com). Another critic argues that "Most worth noting, though, in terms of poetry, is the series of images
concerning binding and enclosures: it is a fine custom for a man to lock tight his hearts coffer, keep closed the hoard-case of his mind...." (Delahoyde). There is a
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