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Old English Riddles: From the Exeter Book New edition
Michael Alexander
Old English Riddles: From the Exeter Book New edition
Michael Alexander
The Old English Riddles survive through a manuscript of about the year 1000 left to Exeter Cathedral by Leofric, its first bishop. The Riddles are secular poems, robustly celebrating the familiar objects and natural world of eighth-century England. This work presents a selection of these poems.
96 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 1, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780856463785 |
Publishers | Carcanet Press Ltd |
Pages | 96 |
Dimensions | 139 × 217 × 8 mm · 149 g |
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