Old English Riddles: From the Exeter Book

Old English Riddles: From the Exeter Book

by Michael Alexander (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry
Published: 31 Aug 2007

ISBN 10: 0856463787
ISBN 13: 9780856463785