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• The Manner in which Language Informs The Seafarer

  Michael Lake, a published poet who holds an M.A. in English from Eastern Illinois University, currently teaches English in a Denver area community college. In the following essay, Lake examines the manner in which language informs “The Seafarer.”

• A Harsh, Lonely and Fallen World

  Bruce Meyer is the director of the creative writing program at the University of Toronto. He has taught at several Canadian universities and is the author of three collections of poetry. In the following essay, Meyer contends that “The Seafarer” describes a harsh, lonely, and fallen world that one must navigate through to reach one’s true home in heaven.

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6. The Seafarer: Historical Context
7. The Seafarer: Critical Overview
8. The Seafarer: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Manner in which Language Informs The Seafarer
   2. A Harsh, Lonely and Fallen World
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