Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition
Title:
Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition
Author:
Series (if any):
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
928 pages
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
ISBN-13:
9780674055339
EAN:
9780674055339
Publication Date:
11/05/2021
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
1072
Dimensions (mm):
144 x 212 x 48
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£30.10
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Description
Wordplay has been at the heart of Western literature for many centuries, and medieval riddles provide insights into the extraordinary and the everyday. The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition assembles, for the first time ever, an astonishing array of riddles composed before 1200 CE that continue to entertain and puzzle.
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