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Episode 11: Matthew Hollis on "The Seafarer"

The World in Time / Lapham’s Quarterly

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Exploring Literary Romanticism and Feudal Society in Poetry

This chapter explores the literary tools of romanticism and the importance of the Middle Ages in a specific poem, alongside comparisons to earlier authors. It examines the poem's context within a feudal society and its themes of loyalty, choice, and the evolution of language in literature.

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