English Riddles from Oral Tradition
Author | : Archer Taylor |
Publisher | : Octagon Press, Limited |
Total Pages | : 1000 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Humor |
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Author | : Archer Taylor |
Publisher | : Octagon Press, Limited |
Total Pages | : 1000 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Humor |
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Release | : 1951 |
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Author | : Katharina Fischer |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2008-04-18 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3638037509 |
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Kassel (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: Riddles and rhymes are very common in English speaking countries; they are even part of oral lore among children and students. True riddles or punning ones with a word of two uses are very popular, i.e. “What runs but never walks? – A river.”1 Although they are regarded as special forms funny puzzles, enigmas and sayings were also an important element of poetic diction throughout the history of literature. Old English prose and verse are considered to be the oldest literature written in vernacular, although Latin and Germanic influence is apparent in the Old English language. During the Anglo-Saxon Period and especially under Alfred, King of Wessex, Old English language and poetry reached its highpoint. At this time the clergy was considered as the intellectual elite and so poetry was composed in monasteries and the so called “writing-rooms”. The surviving manuscripts include heroic, elegiac and religious elements, as in the Beowulf poem, The Seafarer and The Dream of the Rood. Old English riddles can be found in The Book of Exeter anthology. The collection includes about ninety riddles with heroic, religious and philosophical elements. This special form of poetic diction provides characteristic stylistic devices like alliterative verse and kenning. Besides that, the enigmas had a didactic purpose, as they were intended for religious and linguistic learning at the monastery schools.
Author | : Emmanuel Williams |
Publisher | : Robert Reed Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 9781885003508 |
Riddles are fin! Almost everyone like them. Riddles can be much more than simple riddles from children's stories. This book has a broad collection of original riddles for adults and children -- on just about every subject you can imagine. Stretch your mind and let your imagination unwind, as you contemplate these fascinating word puzzles.
Author | : Patrick J. Murphy |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2011-03-28 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0271078170 |
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 | : Patrick J. Murphy |
Publisher | : Penn State Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0271048417 |
"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.
Author | : F. H. Whitman |
Publisher | : [Port Credit, Ont.] : Canadian Federation for the Humanities = Fédération canadienne des études humaines |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Anglo-Saxon poetry |
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Author | : Ruth Finnegan |
Publisher | : Open Book Publishers |
Total Pages | : 614 |
Release | : 2012-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1906924708 |
Ruth Finnegan's Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa. This revised edition makes Finnegan's ground-breaking research available to the next generation of scholars. It includes a new introduction, additional images and an updated bibliography, as well as its original chapters on poetry, prose, "drum language" and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa. This book is the first volume in the World Oral Literature Series, an ongoing collaboration between OBP and World Oral Literature Project. A free online archive of recordings and photographs that Finnegan made during her fieldwork in the late 1960s is hosted by the World Oral Literature Project (http: //www.oralliterature.org/collections/rfinnegan001.html) and can also be accessed from publisher's website.
Author | : Megan Cavell |
Publisher | : Manchester University Press |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2020-03-13 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1526133733 |
Capitalising on developments in the field over the past decade, Riddles at work provides an up-to-date microcosm of research on the early medieval riddle tradition. The book presents a wide range of traditional and experimental methodologies. The contributors treat the riddles both as individual poems and as parts of a tradition, but, most importantly, they address Latin and Old English riddles side-by-side, bringing together texts that originally developed in conversation with each other but have often been separated by scholarship. Together, the chapters reveal that there is no single, right way to read these texts but rather a multitude of productive paths. This book will appeal to students and scholars of early medieval studies. It contains new as well as established voices, including Jonathan Wilcox, Mercedes Salvador-Bello and Jennifer Neville.
Author | : Craig Williamson |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 505 |
Release | : 2017-12-10 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1469610299 |
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.