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Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, printed single-sided, grade: 1,3, (Anglistische Literaturwissenschaft), course: Riddles, Proverbs, Nursery Rhymes, language: English, abstract: The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory defines riddles as an ancient and universal form of literature commonly consisting of a puzzle question. There are collections of riddles in Sanskrit, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Greek and Latin literature. Well-known is the sphinx as riddling beast in Grecian mythology and literature. Western riddles collections begin with the Latin collections by Symphosius in the late antiquity followed by Aldhelm s and Tatwine s collections. The earliest known English riddles are recorded in the Exeter Book. They originate from the 10th century. These riddles have a very special character. Craig Williamson describes them as a metaphoric and metamorphic celebration of the life in the eye of the Anglo-Saxon. The Exeter Riddles will be topic to this paper. First their history and transmission will the thematised by having a closer look at the Exeter Cathedral, its library and the Exeter Book. Then typical features of the riddles shall be discussed. Afterwards an example will illustrate these. Outline:1.Introduction2.The Exeter Cathedral3.The Exeter Book4.The Exeter Book Riddles5.Riddle Nr.336.Sources

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Zaradenie knihy Knihy po anglicky Language Language: reference & general

• Celý názov: Exeter Book Riddles
• Autor: Katharina Ochsenfahrt
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Väzba: Brožovaná
• Počet strán: 16
• EAN: 9783656328865
• ISBN: 3656328862
• ID: 01682658
• Nakladateľ: Grin Publishing
• Hmotnosť: 45 g
• Rozmery: 254 × 178 × 2 mm
• Dátum vydania: 13. December 2012

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