{"product_id":"the-old-english-and-anglo-latin-riddle-tradition-hardcover","title":"The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndy Orchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndy Orchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat offers over seven hundred witty enigmas in several languages? Answer: \u003ci\u003eThe Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition.\u003c\/i\u003e Riddles, wordplay, and inscrutable utterances have been at the heart of Western literature for many centuries. Often brief and always delightful, medieval riddles provide insights into the extraordinary and the everyday, connecting the learned and the ribald, the lay and the devout, and the familiar and the imported. Many solutions involve domestic life, including \"butter churn\" and \"chickens.\" Others like \"the harrowing of hell\" or \"the Pleiades\" appeal to an educated elite. Still others, like \"the one-eyed seller of garlic,\" are too absurd to solve: that is part of the game. Riddles are not simply lighthearted amusement. They invite philosophical questions about language and knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost riddles in this volume are translated from Old English and Latin, but it also includes some from Old Norse-Icelandic. \u003ci\u003eThe Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e assembles, for the first time ever, an astonishing array of riddles composed before 1200 CE that continue to entertain and puzzle.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 928\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 8 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47566014873821,"sku":"9780674055339","price":56.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/6oTKNF46QJ9780674055339.webp?v=1773306454","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-old-english-and-anglo-latin-riddle-tradition-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}