"The Husband's Message" is an anonymous Old English poem, 53 lines long, found only on folio 123 of the Exeter Book. The poem is cast as a private address from an unknown first-person speaker to a woman, challenging the reader to discover the speaker's identity and the nature of the conversation, the mystery of which is enhanced by a burn-hole at the beginning of the poem.
"The Husband's Message" è un poema anonimo in antico inglese, lungo 53 versi, trovato solo nel foglio 123 dell'Exeter Book. Il poema è un discorso privato di un parlante anonimo in prima persona rivolto a una donna, che sfida il lettore a scoprire l'identità del parlante e la natura della conversazione, il cui mistero è accentuato da un buco di bruciatura all'inizio del poema.
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| Back | An old English poem A woman of royal rank The Husband's Message" is an anonymous Old English poem, 53 lines long[1] and found only on folio 123 of the Exeter Book. The poem is cast as the private address of an unknown first-person speaker to a wife, challenging the reader to discover the speaker's identity and the nature of the conversation, the mystery of which is enhanced by a burn-hole at the beginning of the poem. |
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