Dictionary of Riddles
Dictionary of Riddles

Author: Mark Bryant

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-30

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 1000005534

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Originally published in 1990 by Routledge, Dictionary of Riddles is a collection of nearly 1500 of the most cryptic and entertaining riddles from history. Drawn from sources throughout the world, the collection ranges from earthy medieval jokes about fleas, worms and vegetables to the sophisticated puzzles composed by literary figures from Schiller, Swift, Voltaire, Rousseau and Cervantes to Edgar Allan Poe, Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien. The book traces the history of riddles from their origins in antiquity through the golden age of the Renaissance, to their decline into the nursery and the first few signs of their modern revival, and draws together all the strands of the riddling art. Dictionary of Riddles received a Special Commendation in Reference Review’s Best Specialist Reference Books of 1990 Awards.

Dictionary of Riddles
Dictionary of Riddles

Author: Mark Bryant

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1000012352

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Originally published in 1990, Dictionary of Riddles is a collection of nearly 1500 of the most cryptic and entertaining riddles from history. Drawn from sources throughout the world, the collection ranges from earthy medieval jokes about fleas, worms and vegetables to the sophisticated puzzles composed by literary figures from Schiller, Swift, Voltaire, Rousseau and Cervantes to Edgar Allen Poe, Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien. The book traces the history of riddles from their origins in antiquity through the golden age of the Renaissance, to their decline into the nursery and the first few signs of their modern revival, and draws together all the strands of the riddling art.

Unriddling the Exeter Riddles
Unriddling the Exeter Riddles

Author: Patrick J. Murphy

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2011-03-28

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0271078170

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The vibrant and enigmatic Exeter Riddles (ca. 960–980) are among the most compelling texts in the field of medieval studies, in part because they lack textually supplied solutions. Indeed, these ninety-five Old English riddles have become so popular that they have even been featured on posters for the London Underground and have inspired a sculpture in downtown Exeter. Modern scholars have responded enthusiastically to the challenge of solving the Riddles, but have generally examined them individually. Few have considered the collection as a whole or in a broader context. In this book, Patrick Murphy takes an innovative approach, arguing that in order to understand the Riddles more fully, we must step back from the individual puzzles and consider the group in light of the textual and oral traditions from which they emerged. He offers fresh insights into the nature of the Exeter Riddles’ complexity, their intellectual foundations, and their lively use of metaphor.

Too Hot to Hoot
Too Hot to Hoot

Author: Marvin Terban

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2008-01-21

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780618191659

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A collection of progressively harder to guess palindrome riddles.

Funny You Should Ask
Funny You Should Ask

Author: Marvin Terban

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780395581131

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An abundant cache of ideas for using words and wordplay to create engaging riddles and jokes.

Runes and Riddles
Runes and Riddles

Author: F. J. Carradine

Publisher: Royal Fireworks Publishing Company

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 9780880920742

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Quest. What happened to the missing King? Magic, spells, psi powers, political intrigue. Humans, elves, dwarves, and exotic blue-skin race. Discrimination, racism, sexism hatred spawned from jealousy. Compassion, love and humor too. Medieval atmosphere with futuristic architecture, time-portals and fantastic flying war ships.

Eight Ate
Eight Ate

Author: Marvin Terban

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780899190860

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A collection of original riddles, each using a homonym as the answer: bizarre-bazaar, knight-night, and similar pairs of words.

A Poet's Glossary
A Poet's Glossary

Author: Edward Hirsch

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 683

ISBN-13: 0547737467

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A major addition to the literature of poetry, Edward Hirsch’s sparkling new work is a compilation of forms, devices, groups, movements, isms, aesthetics, rhetorical terms, and folklore—a book that all readers, writers, teachers, and students of poetry will return to over and over. Hirsch has delved deeply into the poetic traditions of the world, returning with an inclusive, international compendium. Moving gracefully from the bards of ancient Greece to the revolutionaries of Latin America, from small formal elements to large mysteries, he provides thoughtful definitions for the most important poetic vocabulary, imbuing his work with a lifetime of scholarship and the warmth of a man devoted to his art. Knowing how a poem works is essential to unlocking its meaning. Hirsch’s entries will deepen readers’ relationships with their favorite poems and open greater levels of understanding in each new poem they encounter. Shot through with the enthusiasm, authority, and sheer delight that made How to Read a Poem so beloved, A Poet’s Glossary is a new classic.