Old English Riddles , from the Exeter Book - Softcover

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9788564607026: Old English Riddles , from the Exeter Book
Softcover
ISBN 10: 8564607026 ISBN 13: 9788564607026
Publisher: Anvil Press, London, 1980

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Synopsis

This is a translation of the 96 Anglo-Saxon poems from the 11th-century "Exeter Book". Ranging from natural phenomena to animal and bird life, from the Christian concept of creation to prosaic domestic objects, the riddles are full of sharp observation and earthy humour.

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Publisher
Anvil Press, London
Publication date
1980
ISBN 10 
8564607026
ISBN 13 
9788564607026
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
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