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Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	November 2015
Genre:	Sprache
	Anglo-Saxon literature / Anglo-Saxon Poetry Folk Riddling / Anglo-Saxon Riddles / Exeter Riddles Riddles / LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval / Literary studies# ancient, classical and medieval / Literary studies# classical, early & medieval / Literature# history & criticism / Medieval style / Old English Poetry / Riddles Old English / Riddling Old English / Riddling Old English Literature mehr...
ISBN:	9780271048420
EAN-Code:	9780271048420
Verlag:	University Presses
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 229 mm / B 152 mm / D 19 mm
Gewicht:	408 gr
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Inhalt:

The vibrant and enigmatic Exeter Riddles (ca. 960-980) are among the most compelling texts in the field of medieval studies, in part because they lack textually supplied solutions. Indeed, these ninety-five Old English riddles have become so popular that they have even been featured on posters for the London Underground and have inspired a sculpture in downtown Exeter. Modern scholars have responded enthusiastically to the challenge of solving the Riddles, but have generally examined them individually. Few have considered the collection as a whole or in a broader context. In this book, Patrick Murphy takes an innovative approach, arguing that in order to understand the Riddles more fully, we must step back from the individual puzzles and consider the group in light of the textual and oral traditions from which they emerged. He offers fresh insights into the nature of the Exeter Riddles' complexity, their intellectual foundations, and their lively use of metaphor.