This talk will focus on what happens when we consider Old English poetry in conversation with traditions of wilderness and exile found in the Hebrew bible. Probing some of the more famous instances of Old English sea imagery, the talk aims to demonstrate how the ocean is more than mere dramatic background but is indispensable, orienting a text's theological inquiries.
Link to further information: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/sea-and-wilderness-old-english-readings-hebrew-bible
