Wulf and Eadwacer
All passion pent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11451920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanley B Greenfield (University of Oregon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Pages | 5-14 |
| Publication date | 1986-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anglo-Saxon England (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-6751 • E-ISSN: 1474-0532 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0263675100003665 |
| OpenAlex | W2128322609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
The nineteen-line Old English poem known as Wulf and Eadwacer has proved a notorious lodestone and analytical trap for critics; and still another interpretation of it may seem futile, if not presumptuous. Nevertheless, I believe no more firmly in my interpretation than others have believed in theirs: that is, I am no less confident that it will clear up most of the verbal and situational mysteries the poem presents; that it will enable us to see the lyric as structurally whole; that it will help us appreciate even more its aesthetic qualities; and that it will gain a critical consensus. To achieve such modest goals, I shall have to consider assumptions about the mind-set of the Anglo-Saxon audience as well as the poem's structure, diction, tone and imagery. It will thus be well to have the poem before us, and I venture a poetic translation which I shall comment on in due course
Aesthetics · Art · Diction · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Passion · Poetry · Set (abstract data type · Situational ethics · Tone (literature · Computer Science · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |