Available for download Say What I Am : A Book of Old English Riddles

Say What I Am : A Book of Old English Riddles Ben Waggoner

Author: Ben Waggoner
Date: 01 Aug 2017
Publisher: Troth, Inc.
Original Languages: English
Format: Paperback::80 pages, ePub
ISBN10: 1941136109
ISBN13: 9781941136102
Dimension: 152x 229x 5mm::127g

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'Say What I Am Called is an engaging work of considerable erudition. Dieter Bitterli's work reveals that the dialogue going on between the Old English and Latin riddles is much more extensive and multi-layered than has been previously thought, and that the conversation wasn't at all one-sided: the Old English riddles aren't simply cleverly adapting Latin tropes; they also accept—are made Say What I Am Called book. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Perhaps the most enigmatic cultural artifacts that survive from the A Say What I Am collects forty-nine of the best of the Old English riddles found in the Exeter Book, the largest surviving collection of Old English poetry, plus two more found in other manuscripts. Carefully translated Ben Waggoner, these riddles provide a unique look into the Anglo-Saxon Unfortunately, in the medieval library the moth was laying its eggs in the spine of the book. The larvae hatched and feasted on the vellum pages. To these worms the Bible and Beowulf were just so much beef jerky. So, as the riddler tells us, the worm ate songs. The Old English "worm" means "moth," "bug," "worm," and also "dragon. Although there are several translations of selected riddles, there has hitherto been no English translation of all the Exeter Book riddles except that of Professor W. S. Mackie in the E.E.T.S. Edition (London, 1934), a line--line rendering aimed primarily at accuracy and clearness. Say What I Am Called: The Old English Riddles of the Exeter Book and the Anglo-Latin Tradition. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2009. Buecheler, Franciscus, and Alexander Riese, eds. Anthologia Latina, sive Poesis Latinae supplementum. 2 vols. Leipzig: B. G. Teubneri, 1869-1926. Translation from Latin Virginia Warren. Dailey, Patricia. In this online library you will find bestsellers, latest published books, and works of popular authors. Say what i am:a book of old english riddles book is also available. Download books written Ben Waggoner to your device in any suitable format. Get this from a library! Say what I am called:the Old English riddles of the Exeter Book and the Anglo-Latin riddle tradition. [Dieter Bitterli] - 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. Dieter Bitterli, Say What I Am Called: The Old English Riddles of the Exeter Book and the Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition. (Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series, 2.) Toronto; Buffalo, N.Y.; and London: University of Toronto Press, 2009. Pp. Xii, 218. $75. Say What I Am Called: The Old English Riddles of the Exeter Book & the Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition (Toronto Old English Studies) eBook: Dieter Bitterli: Kindle Store Say what I am called: the Old English riddles of the Exeter Book and the Anglo-Latin riddle tradition. Add to My Bookmarks Export citation. 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