IMC 2014: Sessions
Session 1601: Anglo-Saxon Riddles, I
Thursday 10 July 2014, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | The Riddle Ages: An Anglo-Saxon Riddle Blog |
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| Organisers: | Matthias Ammon, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge Megan Cavell, Department of English, University of Toronto |
| Moderator/Chair: | Megan Cavell, Department of English, University of Toronto |
| Paper 1601-a | Old English and Early Welsh Riddles on the Wind: A Juxtapositional Study (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Celtic, Language and Literature - Comparative, Language and Literature - Old English |
| Paper 1601-b | 'Two Don't Make a Match': The Strange Game of Sex in the Exeter Book Riddles (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Sexuality |
| Paper 1601-c | The Reception of Samson's Riddle in Anglo-Saxon England (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Language and Literature - Comparative, Language and Literature - Old English |
| Abstract | The papers in Session 1 explore various comparative contexts of Anglo-Saxon riddling. Whether looking at the relationship between early English and Welsh wind-riddles, the theme of sex that runs through a number of separate Old English riddles or the reception of the Old Testament riddle of Samson in medieval England, all three papers engage with a vibrant tradition that sought to educate and entertain. The distinct theoretical frameworks of each paper come together in a session united by its emphasis on culture contact and religious authority, a lens through which the theme of Empire is addressed. |