Introduction -- Unriddling the riddles -- A literal reading of riddle -- Transformation and textual culture -- Riddle 17 as Samson's lion -- Innuendo and oral tradition -- The roots of riddle -- Afterword
Summary
"Examines the Old English riddles found in the tenth-century Exeter Book manuscript, with particular attention to their relationship to larger traditions of literary and traditional riddling"--Provided by publisher
