1. The Dream of the Rood: Apothe
In this article, Robert Graybill analyzes the deeper meaning of the poem The Dream of the Rood. ... To fully understand how the poem achieves this, it will be necessary to give a background on first the Anglo-Saxon people as a whole, and then on the poem itself, followed by an analysis of how the poem reveals the true depth of Anglo-Saxon culture. ... The author of the poem is unknown, as is the exact date of its origin. ... One of the main themes of the poem is that of the cross feeling at the same time both shame and glory "shame that men could murder Christ as they were and that i...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate