Unriddling the Exeter riddles
By: Patrick J. Murphy
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press; Penn State University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780271048413
Subjects: Riddles, English (Old); History and criticism; English poetry; Riddles in literature; Exeter book
Description: "Examines the Old English riddles found in the tenth-century Exeter Book manuscript, with particular attention to their relationship to larger traditions of literary and traditional riddling"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Unriddling the riddles; title: A literal reading of riddle; title: Transformation and textual culture; title: Riddle 17 as Samson's lion; title: Innuendo and oral tradition; title: The roots of riddle; title: Afterword.