Say what I am called : the Old English riddles of the Exeter Book and the Anglo-Latin riddle tradition / Dieter Bitterli
| Author(s): | Bitterli, Dieter |
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| Subjects: | Exeter book Riddles, English (Old)--History and criticism English poetry--Old English, ca. 450-1100--History and criticism Riddles, Latin--History and criticism Riddles in literature Exeter book |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c2009 |
| Series: | Toronto Anglo-Saxon series 2 Toronto Anglo-Saxon series 2 |
| LC Classification: | P, PR |
| Table of Contents: | Introduction 3 Pt. I. Contexts 1. Latin Riddling and the Vernacular 13 2. Tell-Tale Birds: The Etymological Principle 35 3. Crossings: Combinatorial and Numerical Riddles 57 Pt. II. Codes 4. Runic Strategies 83 5. Bits and Pieces 98 6. Letter Games 114 Pt. III. Tools 7. Silent Speech 135 8. Beasts of Battle 151 9. The Flesh Made Word 170 10. Coda 191 Bibliography 195 Index 213 |
| Notes: | ISBN: 9780802093523 ISBN: 0802093523 Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-212) and index |
| Physical Description: | xii, 218 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 276340935 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780802093523 0802093523 |