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Record Number:
1607
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Pulsiano , Phillip and Kirsten Wolf
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Title:
The "Hwelp" in "Wulf and Eadwacer" [The symbolic meaning of the "hwelp" (whelp, young dog or wolf) in is much debated in this Old English poem. Some critics interpret the "hwelp" as representing a child who is born as a result of an illicit love affair, but the authors argue that many references to wolves in Old Norse literature and law suggest that the "hwelp" in this poem is the child of an outlaw father. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
English Language Notes 28, 3 (March 1991): Pages 1 - 9.
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Article Type:
Journal Article
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:
Abandoned Children
Allusion
Animals in Literature
Crime and Criminals in Literature
Illegitimacy in Literature
Literature - Verse
Old English Language
Outsiders in Literature
Sagas
Wulf and Eadwacer, Old English Elegy
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
10
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Manitoba, Villanova University
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
1991.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
00138282