The Wanderer and Other Old-English Poems

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The Wanderer and Other Old-English Poems
Folio Society
Poetry & Plays

The Wanderer and Other Old-English Poems

Edition year 2026
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Alan Lee
Translator Michael Alexander
Pages 240
Dimensions 24.1 × 17.2 cm

Edition details

The Wanderer and Other Old-English Poems. Standard version of limited edition. Frontispiece and seven integrated full-colour illustrations by Alan Lee. Translated by Michael Alexander. Foreword by Bernard O'Donoghue. Gold ribbon marker. Dark blue endpapers. Bound in grey cloth blocked on cover with an inset label. Gilded top page edge. Slipcase covered in dark blue cloth. 24.1x17.2cm. 240pp.

About the book

The Wanderer and Other Old English Poems brings together Anglo-Saxon verse concerned with exile, heroism, faith, loss and the transience of worldly life. The title poem follows a solitary exile mourning his lord and companions, while related elegies and religious poems evoke ruined halls, sea journeys and a world shaped by both Germanic heroic tradition and Christianity. The collection offers a powerful introduction to the imagery and emotional range of Old English poetry.

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