Say what I am called : the Old English riddles of the Exeter Book and the Anglo-Latin riddle tradition / Dieter Bitterli.

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Bitterli, Dieter

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781442689077
1442689072

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Say what I am called.DDC classification:

829/.1009

LOC classification:

PR1764 .B58 2009eb

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HH 1759

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Contents:

pt. I. Contexts -- 1. Latin Riddling and the Vernacular -- 2. Tell-Tale Birds: The Etymological Principle -- 3. Crossings: Combinatorial and Numerical Riddles -- pt. II. Codes -- 4. Runic Strategies -- 5. Bits and Pieces -- 6. Letter Games -- pt. III. Tools -- 7. Silent Speech -- 8. Beasts of Battle -- 9. Flesh Made Word -- 10. Coda.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index.

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.

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