Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:poet
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Exeter_Book
|
| gptkbp:adaptation |
Modern retellings
|
| gptkbp:art_movement |
Anglo-Saxon period
|
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Unknown
|
| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:The_Wife
gptkb:The_Husband The Speaker's ancestors |
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:Isolation
Separation from husband |
| gptkbp:conservation_efforts |
Manuscript tradition
|
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
Regarded as a significant work
Valued for its emotional depth Considered a key text in Old English literature |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
Exploration of female experience
|
| gptkbp:form |
gptkb:Elegy
|
| gptkbp:genre |
Lyric poetry
Elegiac poetry |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Depicts women's roles in the past
Illustrates themes of loyalty and kinship Reflects Anglo-Saxon society |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Wife's Lament
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Feminist literature
Medieval literature Subsequent literary works Modern interpretations of exile |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Contemporary poetry
|
| gptkbp:language |
Old English
|
| gptkbp:literary_devices |
gptkb:Symbolism
gptkb:Metaphor Imagery |
| gptkbp:mood |
Melancholic
Reflective |
| gptkbp:motif |
gptkb:Memory
gptkb:Nature gptkb:Fate |
| gptkbp:notable_feature |
Emotional expression
Use of alliteration |
| gptkbp:notable_recordings |
10th century
|
| gptkbp:notable_work |
Exploration of identity
Themes of loyalty and betrayal Cultural reflections of the time |
| gptkbp:performance |
Recited orally
|
| gptkbp:related_works |
gptkb:The_Husband's_Message
|
| gptkbp:scholarships |
Analyzed for historical context
Studied in feminist literary criticism |
| gptkbp:setting |
A burial mound
|
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Loss
gptkb:Exile Longing |
| gptkbp:voice_actor |
First-person
|