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I.7 - Riddles (Aenigmata)

from Eighth Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2024

Edited with Introduction and Notes by
Carolinne White
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Catherine Conybeare
Affiliation:
Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
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Aldhelm wrote a set of 100 short riddles, following in the footsteps of earlier writers in this genre, such as Symphosius. Examples are also given here from the collections by other early eighth-century writers, namely Tatwine, Hwætberht and Boniface, including several different ways of writing a riddle on the popular subject of a pen. The riddle genre was also popular in Old English.

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Print publication year: 2024

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  • Riddles (Aenigmata)
  • Edited with Introduction and Notes by Carolinne White, University of Oxford
  • Preface by Catherine Conybeare, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin
  • Online publication: 11 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316890691.010
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  • Riddles (Aenigmata)
  • Edited with Introduction and Notes by Carolinne White, University of Oxford
  • Preface by Catherine Conybeare, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin
  • Online publication: 11 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316890691.010
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  • Riddles (Aenigmata)
  • Edited with Introduction and Notes by Carolinne White, University of Oxford
  • Preface by Catherine Conybeare, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin
  • Online publication: 11 January 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316890691.010
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