The Exeter Book Riddles

The Exeter Book Riddles

Revised Edition

Paperback (24 Jun 1993)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This is a translation of the 96 Anglo-Saxon poems from the 11th-century "Exeter Book". Ranging from natural phenomena to animal and bird life, from the Christian concept of creation to prosaic domestic objects, the riddles are full of sharp observation and earthy humour.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140433678
Publisher: Penguin Group (UK)
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
Edition: Revised Edition
DEWEY: 398.6
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 108g
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Spine width: 8mm