{"product_id":"isidorean-perceptions-of-order-the-exeter-book-riddles-and-medieval-latin-enigmata-paperback","title":"Isidorean Perceptions of Order: The Exeter Book Riddles and Medieval Latin Enigmata - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMercedes Salvador-Bello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses the considerable influence exerted by Isidore's Etymologiaeon upon the compilation of early medieval enigmata. Either in the form of thematic clusters or pairs, Isidorean encyclopedic patterns are observed not only in major Latin riddle collections in verse but can also be detected in the two vernacular assemblages contained in the Exeter Book. As with encyclopedias, the topic-centered arrangement of riddles was pursued by compilers as a strategy intended to optimize the didactic and instructional possibilities inherent in these texts and favor the reader' assimilation of their contents. This book thus provides a thoroughgoing investigation of medieval riddling, with special attention to the Exeter Book Riddles, demonstrating that this genre constituted an important part of the school curriculum of the early Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book discusses the considerable influence exerted by Isidore's \u003ci\u003eEtymologiae\u003c\/i\u003e on the compilation of early medieval \u003ci\u003eenigmata\u003c\/i\u003e. Either in the form of thematic clusters or pairs, Isidorean encyclopedic patterns are observed not only in major Latin riddle collections in verse but can also be detected in the two vernacular assemblages contained in the Exeter Book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs with encyclopedias, the topic-centered arrangement of riddles was pursued by compilers as a strategy intended to optimize the didactic and instructional possibilities inherent in these texts and favor the readers' assimilation of their contents. This book thus provides a thoroughgoing investigation of medieval riddling, with special attention to the Exeter Book Riddles, demonstrating that this genre constituted an important part of the school curriculum of the early Middle Ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMercedes Salvador-Bello is Associate Professor of English at the Universidad de Sevilla, where she teaches, among other subjects, Anglo-Saxon literature. Her research interests include Anglo-Saxon and Insular Latin literature with a particular focus on the Exeter Book, the Old English Riddles, and Latin \u003ci\u003eenigmata\u003c\/i\u003e. She is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eSELIM, Journal of the Spanish Society for the Study of English Language and Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755058725152,"sku":"9781935978510","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/53e82578f9bdb04b8db4a4ea6ddb13b1.webp?v=1780049503","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/isidorean-perceptions-of-order-the-exeter-book-riddles-and-medieval-latin-enigmata-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}