Old English Shorter Poems

by Robert E. Bjork

The twenty-five poems and eleven metrical charms in this Old English volume offer tantalizing insights into the mental landscape of the Anglo-Saxons. The Wanderer and The Seafarer famously combine philosophical consolation with introspection to achieve a spiritual understanding of life as a journey. The Wife's Lament, The Husband's Message, and Wulf and Eadwacer direct a subjective lyrical intensity on the perennial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674053060
• ISBN13: 9780674053069
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.0"