Question

When we come to the study of Old English literature, we will most assuredly be reading such Old English poems as The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and The Wife's Lament.

(A) True
(B) False

Answer 1

The statement is inaccurate because "The Wanderer" referred to in the question is from William Wordsworth's Romantic-era work, not the Old English poem.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement regarding the study of Old English literature references poems such as The Wanderer, The Seafarer, and The Wife's Lament, which are indeed part of Old English poetic corpus. However, the poem mentioned in the question, "The Wanderer," which appears in Pamela Woof’s index referencing Dorothy Wordsworth’s journals, is not the Old English poem but a section from William Wordsworth's poem "The Pedlar," later included in The Excursion. True Old English literature requires a study of works from the Anglo-Saxon period, predating the Romantic poetry of William Wordsworth.