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Edition, with contextual introduction, notes, glossary and bibliography, of the poem from the Exeter Book.
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The Seafarer
Vendeur : Crappy Old Books, Barry, Royaume-Uni
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Paperback. Etat : Good. There are two kinds of people in the world: those who enjoy a nice, calm poem, and those who think, ?What if my literature came with salt spray, existential dread, and a monologue from a man who has absolutely had it with landlubbers?? If you?re in the second camp, welcome aboard. The Seafarer is one of the great Old English poems: a bleak, beautiful, wave-battered hymn to hardship, wandering, and the strange human urge to leave comfort behind and head straight back into the cold for reasons that are never entirely rational. It?s part travelogue, part confession, part spiritual argument, and part ?you don?t know what real weather is until you?ve been slapped by the North Sea at 3am.? This 1975 Methuen edition, edited/translated by I.L. Gordon , is the kind of book that brings order to the chaos: it takes that tough, knotted Anglo-Saxon voice and gives you a way in. You get the poem, the scholarship, the guiding hand that says, ?Right ? here?s what?s going on, here?s what that word means, and yes, it really is supposed to sound like the wind is judging you.? It?s ideal for anyone who wants the thrill of Old English without having to wrestle it entirely alone in a dark room with a dictionary and a growing sense of personal failure. The poem itself is wonderfully dramatic in the quietest possible way. No dragons, no heroic speeches, just a solitary speaker describing freezing feet, creaking ships, lonely horizons and that deep, inconvenient calling that keeps dragging him back to sea. It?s the medieval equivalent of posting ?I hate this? while simultaneously booking another voyage. The vibe is: misery, but make it poetic. Suffering, but with alliteration. And then there?s the twist: beneath all the grit and gulls, The Seafarer is also a meditation on faith, fate, and what we?re supposed to do with our brief, fragile lives. Which means you can read it as an adventure poem, an early piece of self-help (?embrace hardship!?), or the most haunting reminder that the human brain has always been capable of romanticising terrible decisions. Condition: Good ? which feels appropriate for a book about endurance. Solid, readable, and ready to be opened on a rainy night when you want to feel morally improved by other people?s discomfort. ISBN: 0416772609 . Sold by Crappy Old Books , where the shelves contain everything from warm nostalgia to the bracing realisation that sometimes the soul simply wants to be cold, alone, and staring into the grey. N° de réf. du vendeur 5616
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The Seafarer (Old English Library)
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Methuen young books
ISBN 10 : 0416772609
ISBN 13 : 9780416772609
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Please note that, depending on size and destination, we may request a payment to cover any extra shipping & postage charges. Proceeds to Amnesty International. Abe2625. N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1782308560336
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The Seafarer Methuens's Old English Library
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London Methuen, 1975
ISBN 10 : 0416772609
ISBN 13 : 9780416772609
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Vendeur : Flügel & Sohn GmbH, Dresden, Allemagne
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12x18,5cm Taschenbuch. Etat : Gut. Reprinted. 70 Seiten Einband leicht berieben, minimal beschmutzt und liecht lichtrandig, Einbandkanten minimal bestoßen, Rücken minimal bestoßen und ausgeblichen, Kopf- und Fußschnitt leicht beschmutzt Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 140. N° de réf. du vendeur 55474
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