Isidorean Perceptions of Order : The Exeter Book Riddles and Medieval Latin Enigmata.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (547 pages)
- Wv Medieveal European Studies .
- Wv Medieveal European Studies .
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 The Exeter Book Riddles, Latin Enigmata, and Isidorean Encyclopedic Tradition -- 1.2 An Outline of This Book -- 2. Early Medieval Riddling and Isidore's Etymologiae -- 2.1 A General Overview of the Riddling Genre in the Early Middle Ages -- 2.2 Isidore and His Work in the Contextof Visigothic Spain -- 2.3 The Success and Influence of Isidore's Etymologiae -- 2.4 The Impact of Isidore's Etymologiae on Early Medieval Riddling: How Grammar and Encyclopedia Merged with Enigmata -- 3. Isidore's Etymologiae and the Compilation of Early Medieval -- 3.1 An Insight into the Scheme of Isidore's Etymologiae -- 3.2 The Foundations of Early Medieval Riddling: Symphosius's Enigmata -- 3.3 Aldhelm's Pioneering Enigmata -- 3.4 The Continuation of the Riddling Tradition in England: Tatwine and Eusebius -- 3.5 Medieval Riddle Collections by Other Authors -- 4. The Compilation of the Exeter Book Riddles -- 4.1 An Introduction to the Exeter Book Riddles -- 4.2 An Encyclopedic Source Collection: Group 1 (Riddles 1-40) -- 4.3 An Addition Based on Analogy: Group 2 (Riddles 41-59) -- 4.4 Striving for the Canonical Century: Group 3 (Riddles 61-95) -- 5. Conclusions -- 5.1 The Compilation of the Exeter Book Riddles and Latin Enigmata -- 5.2 Some Final Thoughts on Early Medieval Riddling -- Appendices -- Appendix I: Chronology -- Appendix II: Isidore's Etymologiae -- Appendix III: Symphosius's Collection -- Appendix IV: Aldhelm's Collection -- Appendix V: Tatwine's Collection -- Appendix VI: Eusebius's Collection -- Appendix VII: The Bern Collection -- Appendix VIII: The Lorsch Collection -- Appendix IX: The Vatican Collection -- Appendix X: The Exeter Book Riddles -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.