ENGL 141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Scop, Deor, Elegy
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Using words that fit the timeframe of the work. Like repackaging or spot light does not work. Using only what you need and is left. That uses two of the three motifs that we looked at when we were studying the. Female speaker, but not necessarily composed by a woman. In old english, it reveals the feminine speaker within the words. Has elegiac features, but not a true elegy. Whelp is the baby of the female speaker and wulf. Glimpse of the life of a poet. Job: court poet follows the lord to write poem and sing songs. Lost his job because he might have said something unflattering. The poem is about deor, but under the function of celebrating his lord. Gives us some clues of how he works. Signs his work to make sure he gets credit for it. Think of the scop as the thane as well. Meant to represent the fictional bard that embodies poetry itself.
