Isidorean perceptions of order : the Exeter book riddles and medieval Latin enigmata /

Salvador-Bello, Mercedes,

Isidorean perceptions of order : the Exeter book riddles and medieval Latin enigmata / Mercedes Salvador-Bello. - First edition. - 1 online resource (547 pages) : illustrations. - Medieval European Studies ; XVII . - Medieval European studies ; XVII. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Early medieval riddling and Isidore's etymologiae -- Isidore's etymologiae and the compilation of early medieval Latin riddle collection -- The compilation of the Exeter book riddles.

9781935978527 9781940425436


Riddles, English (Old)--History and criticism.
English poetry--History and criticism.--Old English, ca. 450-1100
Riddles, Latin--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PR1764 / .S258 2015

829/.1009