{"product_id":"the-old-english-and-anglo-latin-riddle-tradition-9780674055339","title":"The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andy Orchard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library #69\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.70w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674055339","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45361536630921,"sku":"9780674055339","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d1fbdf1d-28c5-4269-855f-729d6247d73a.jpg?v=1773170048","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-old-english-and-anglo-latin-riddle-tradition-9780674055339","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}