The Exeter Book Riddles and Medieval Latin Enigmata
by
Mercedes Salvador-Bello
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
This book discusses the considerable influence exerted by Isidore’s Etymologiae on 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...