Webb19 sep. 2024 · A girl, 15-year-old Maude Blake, sits on the stairs in a crumbling Georgian country house. She’s holding hands with her little brother, Jack, who’s only five. It’s getting dark outside, and ... Webb"The Ruin" is an elegy in Old English, written by an unknown author probably in the 8th or 9th century, and published in the 10th century in the Exeter Book, a large collection of poems and riddles. See also. List of literary descriptions of cities (before 1550)
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The Ruin: Ancient Imagery in Medieval Poetry
WebbThe Ruin is an Anglo-Saxon poem from the Exeter Book that describes an Anglo-Saxon’s perception of a decaying Roman city. If you would like to buy a print copy of my Anglo-Saxon translations, click here (Amazon). Webb14 juni 2024 · In summary, ‘The Ruin’ (or what remains of ‘The Ruin’, anyway) describes a deserted Roman city somewhere in England, most probably Aquae Sulis, now better known as Bath. The poet compares the ruins he sees before him with the mighty structures that … "The Ruin" is an elegy in Old English, written by an unknown author probably in the 8th or 9th century, and published in the 10th century in the Exeter Book, a large collection of poems and riddles. The poem evokes the former glory of an unnamed ruined ancient city that some scholars have identified with modern Bath, … Visa mer The extant poem consists of forty-nine lines in the Exeter Book, on folios 123b-124b between "Husband's Message" and 34 preceding riddles. It is written near the end of the manuscript, on both sides of the leaf. A large diagonal … Visa mer The unknown poet compares the ruins that were extant at the time of writing with the mighty structures, since destroyed by fate, that had once stood there. The desolate and lichen … Visa mer Setting One of the main arguments that surround the poem is that of which city is depicted in the poem. Heinrich Leo first suggested in 1865 that the city … Visa mer An alternative rendition of the poem in Modern English, was set by Peter Hammill to music as the song "Imperial Walls", on his 1979 album pH7. Another version, by Michael Alexander, … Visa mer Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this section. Original Old English Modern English Wrætlic is þes wealstan, wyrde gebræcon; burgstede burston, brosnað enta geweorc. Hrofas sind gehrorene, … Visa mer J.R.R. Tolkien, who was a scholar in Old English, took inspiration from the phrases ...g orþonc ærsceaft ("_g skill ancient work_") and brosnað enta geweorc ("the work of giants is … Visa mer • List of literary descriptions of cities (before 1550) Visa mer disney filme ab 3