IMC 2023: Sessions

Session 201: Early Medieval Riddles, I

Sponsor:	The Riddle Ages
Organisers:	Megan Cavell, Department of English Literature, University of Birmingham Jennifer Neville, Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London
Moderator/Chair:	Alaric Hall, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki
Paper 201-a	Twisted Sisters in Boniface's Riddles (Language: English) Jennifer Neville, Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London Megan Cavell, Department of English Literature, University of Birmingham Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Religious Life
Paper 201-b	Didactic Musicality in Exeter Book Riddles 7 and 8 (Language: English) Iona Lister, Department of English, University of Toronto Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Music
Paper 201-c	Listening for Runes in the Multimodal Exeter Book Riddle 17 (Language: English) Peter Ramey, Department of English, Communication & Global Languages, Northern State University, South Dakota Index terms: Language and Literature - Old English, Manuscripts and Palaeography
Abstract	These sessions explore the Early Medieval riddle tradition across a variety of languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, and Old English. Papers address a range of riddling themes, including: familial relationships, sound and word play, and multilayered interpretation.