The Old English Riddles Of The Exeter Book

Author : Dieter Bitterli
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780802093523

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Say what I Am Called by Dieter Bitterli Pdf

Perhaps the most enigmatic cultural artifacts that survive from the Anglo-Saxon period are the Old English riddle poems that were preserved in the tenth century Exeter Book manuscript. Clever, challenging, and notoriously obscure, the riddles have fascinated readers for centuries and provided crucial insight into the period. In Say What I Am Called, Dieter Bitterli takes a fresh look at the riddles by examining them in the context of earlier Anglo-Latin riddles. Bitterli argues that there is a vigorous common tradition between Anglo-Latin and Old English riddles and details how the contents of the Exeter Book emulate and reassess their Latin predecessors while also expanding their literary and formal conventions. The book also considers the ways in which convention and content relate to writing in a vernacular language. A rich and illuminating work that is as intriguing as the riddles themselves, Say What I Am Called is a rewarding study of some of the most interesting works from the Anglo-Saxon period.

Author : Francis Adelbert Blackburn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1900
Category : Exeter book
ISBN : UOM:39015008866918

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The Husband's Message & the Accompanying Riddles of the Exeter Book by Francis Adelbert Blackburn Pdf

Author : Patrick J. Murphy
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780271078175

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Unriddling the Exeter Riddles by Patrick J. Murphy Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Humor
ISBN : UOM:39015077132762

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The Exeter Book Riddles by Anonim Pdf

"The ninety-six Anglo-Saxon riddles in the eleventh-century Exeter Book are poems of great charm, zest, and subtlety. Ranging from natural phenomena (such as icebergs and storms at sea) to animal and bird life, from the Christian concept of the creation to prosaic domestic objects (such as a rake and a pair of bellows), and from weaponry to the peaceful pursuits of music and writing, they are full of sharp observation, earthly humour and, above all, a sense of wonder. The main text of this volume contains Kevin Crossley-Holland's newly-revised translations of seventy-five fascinating and discursive riddles - all those not very badly damaged or impenetrably obscure - while a further sixteen are translated in the notes. These translations are very widely anthologised in Britain and the USA. Sir Arthur Bliss and William Mathias set some of them to music, Ralph Steadman has illustrated them and Michael Fairfax has incorporated them in his Riddle Sculpture."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Christopher P. Iannini
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807838181

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Fatal Revolutions by Christopher P. Iannini Pdf

Drawing on letters, illustrations, engravings, and neglected manuscripts, Christopher Iannini connects two dramatic transformations in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world--the emergence and growth of the Caribbean plantation system and the rise of natural science. Iannini argues that these transformations were not only deeply interconnected, but that together they established conditions fundamental to the development of a distinctive literary culture in the early Americas. In fact, eighteenth-century natural history as a literary genre largely took its shape from its practice in the Caribbean, an oft-studied region that was a prime source of wealth for all of Europe and the Americas. The formal evolution of colonial prose narrative, Ianinni argues, was contingent upon the emergence of natural history writing, which itself emerged necessarily from within the context of Atlantic slavery and the production of tropical commodities. As he reestablishes the history of cultural exchange between the Caribbean and North America, Ianinni recovers the importance of the West Indies in the formation of American literary and intellectual culture as well as its place in assessing the moral implications of colonial slavery.

Author : Israel Gollancz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0341945420

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The Exeter Book by Israel Gollancz Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Craig Williamson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781469610290

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The Old English Riddles of the 'Exeter Book' by Craig Williamson Pdf

The Exeter Book, a late tenth-century manuscript of early Old English poetry, is an anthology of religious homiletic verse, elegiac poetry, and ninety-one lyric riddles. The riddles are of particular interest to students of Old English poetry and Anglo-Saxon culture, to archeologists, anthropologists, and folklorists. This volume will supersede all earlier editions of the riddles as the text contains many new manuscript readings, and a summary is given of the scholarship on each riddle. Originally published in 1977. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Michael Alexander
Publisher : Learning Links
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Exeter book
ISBN : UCSC:32106008522077

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Old English Riddles from the Exeter Book by Michael Alexander Pdf

Unlike most of the Old English poetry preserved in the Exeter Book, the Riddles are secular poems, robustly celebrating the familiar objects and natural world of eighth-century England. Michael Alexander presents a selection of these ingenious and enigmatic poems in versions which capture their peculiar concision, suggestion and vigour of language. Michael Alexander is a poet and the translator of The Earliest English Poems and Beowulf (both Penguin Classics).

Author : Corinne Dale
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781843844648

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The Natural World in the Exeter Book Riddles by Corinne Dale Pdf

An investigation of the non-human world in the Exeter Book riddles, drawing on the exciting new approaches of eco-criticism and eco-theology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Riddles, English (Old)
ISBN : OCLC:1392374876

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Old English Riddles by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rafat Boryslawski,Rafał Borysławski
Publisher : Peter Lang Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015059202625

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The Old English Riddles and the Riddlic Elements of Old English Poetry by Rafat Boryslawski,Rafał Borysławski Pdf

"The art of posing riddles is possibly as old as mankind and spans two apparent extremes which, nevertheless, converge in the riddlic form: that of wisdom and that of play. With this perspective in mind, the author examines the poetic enigmas present in the culture of Anglo-Saxon England, exploring both the Anglo-Latin riddles of Aldhelm and those recorded in the Exeter Book. His study investigates the Old English riddlic texts from a variety of angles, arguing for the possibility of establishing patterns of Anglo-Saxon riddlic composition as such. The author intends to prove that both the Exeter collection and the Aenigmata of Aldhelm are constructed on the grounds of an identifiable structure of interrelations and interdependencies. Additionally, he argues that the riddlic mode of literary representation is also visible in other Anglo-Saxon poetic compositions. The analysis of such an assumption leads to the conclusion that the predilection for the riddle form in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Saxon poetry results from an Old English vision of the Christian world".--BOOKJACKET.

Author : Jonathan Wilcox
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780859915762

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Humour in Anglo-Saxon Literature by Jonathan Wilcox Pdf

Humour is rarely seen to raise its indecorous head in the surviving corpus of Old English literature, yet the value of reading that literature with an eye to humour proves considerable when the right questions are asked. Humour in Anglo-Saxon Literature provides the first book-length treatment of the subject. In all new essays, eight scholars employ different approaches to explore humor in such works as Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon, the riddles of the Exeter Book, and Old English saints' lives. An introductory essay provides a survey of the field, while individual essays push towards a distinctive theory of Anglo-Saxon humour. Through its unusual focus, this collection will provide an appealing introduction to both famous and lesser-known works for those new to Old English literature, while those familiar with the usual contours of Old English literary criticism will find here the value of a fresh approach. Contributors: JOHN D. NILES, T.A. SHIPPEY, RAYMOND P. TRIPP JR, E.L. RISDEN, D.K. SMITH, NINA RULON-MILLER, SHARI HORNER, HUGH MAGENNIS. JONATHAN WILCOX is Associate Professor of English at the University of Iowa and editor of the Old English Newsletter. Although the question of humour in the surviving corpus of Old English literature has rarely been discussed, the potential for analyzing this literature in terms of its humor is in fact considerable. In the essays especially commissioned for this volume, the first book-length treatment of Anglo-Saxon humor, eight of the foremost scholars in the field use different approaches to explore humor in the surviving literature of Anglo-Saxon England, in such works as Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon, the riddles of the Exeter book, and Old English saints' lives. The articles are prefaced with an introduction surveying the field. Through its unusual focus, this collection will provide an appealing introduction to both famous and lesser-known works for those new to Old English literature, while those familiar with the usual contours of Old English literary criticism will find here the value of a fresh approach. JONATHAN WILCOX is Associate Professor of English at the University of Iowa and editor of the Old English Newsletter.

Author : John Porter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1898281327

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Anglo-Saxon Riddles by John Porter Pdf

This book is full of ingenious characters who speak their names in riddles. Here you will meet a one-eyed garlic seller, a bookworm, an iceberg, an oyster, the sun and moon and a host of others from the everyday life and imagination of the early English. John Porter's translations retain all the vigour and subtlety of the original Old English poems, transporting us back over a thousand years to the roots of our language and literature.

Author : Craig Williamson
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-29
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780812204452

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A Feast of Creatures by Craig Williamson Pdf

In A Feast of Creatures, Craig Williamson recasts nearly one hundred Old English riddles of the Exeter Book into a modern verse mode that yokes the cadences of Aelfric with the sprung rhythm of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Like the early English riddlers before him, Williamson gives voice to the nightingale, plow, ox, phallic onion, and storm-wind. In lean and taut language he offers us mead disguised as a mighty wrestler, the sword as a celibate thane, the silver wine-cup as a seductress, the horn transformed from head-warrior to ink-belly or battle-singer. In his notes and commentary he gives us possible and probable solutions, sources, and analogues, a shrewd sense of literary play, and traces the literary and cultural contexts in which each riddle may be viewed. In his introduction, Williamson traces for us the history of riddles and riddle scholarship.

Author : Frederick Tupper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Riddles, English (Old)
ISBN : UOM:39015039331833

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The Riddles of the Exeter Book by Frederick Tupper Pdf