{"product_id":"say-what-i-am-called-dieter-bitterli-9781487525484","title":"Say What I Am Called: The Old English Riddles of the Exeter Book \u0026 the Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps the most enigmatic cultural artifacts that survive from the Anglo-Saxon period are the Old English riddle poems that were preserved in the tenth century Exeter Book manuscript. Clever, challenging, and notoriously obscure, the riddles have fascinated readers for centuries and provided crucial insight into the period. In \u003ci\u003eSay What I Am Called\u003c\/i\u003e, Dieter Bitterli takes a fresh look at the riddles by examining them in the context of earlier Anglo-Latin riddles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBitterli argues that there is a vigorous common tradition between Anglo-Latin and Old English riddles and details how the contents of the Exeter Book emulate and reassess their Latin predecessors while also expanding their literary and formal conventions. The book also considers the ways in which convention and content relate to writing in a vernacular language. A rich and illuminating work that is as intriguing as the riddles themselves, \u003ci\u003eSay What I Am Called\u003c\/i\u003e is a rewarding study of some of the most interesting works from the Anglo-Saxon period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dieter Bitterli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487525486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487525484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Dieter Bitterli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995841134847,"sku":"9781487525484","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21ac977a-e3a5-49db-9514-60c0e7494d95.jpg?v=1683338166","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/say-what-i-am-called-dieter-bitterli-9781487525484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}