Title Say what I am called : the Old English riddles of the Exeter Book and the Anglo-Latin riddle tradition / Dieter Bitterli

Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2009 (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Gibson Library Connections, 2010)

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 218 pages) Series Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 2 Toronto Anglo-Saxon series ; 2. Contents pt. I. Contexts -- 1. Latin Riddling and the Vernacular -- 2. Tell-Tale Birds: The Etymological Principle -- 3. Crossings: Combinatorial and Numerical Riddles -- pt. II. Codes -- 4. Runic Strategies -- 5. Bits and Pieces -- 6. Letter Games -- pt. III. Tools -- 7. Silent Speech -- 8. Beasts of Battle -- 9. Flesh Made Word -- 10. Coda Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index SUBJECT Exeter book. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50079632 Exeter book fast The Exeter Book gnd Exeter book. swd Subject Riddles, English (Old) -- History and criticism English poetry -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History and criticism Riddles, Latin -- History and criticism Riddles in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. English poetry -- Old English Riddles, English (Old) Riddles in literature Riddles, Latin Altenglisch Rätsel Altenglisch. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442689077 1442689072

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