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Author: Mark Bryant Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000005534 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 383
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Originally published in 1990 by Routledge, Dictionary of Riddles is a collection of nearly 1500 of the most cryptic and entertaining riddles from history. Drawn from sources throughout the world, the collection ranges from earthy medieval jokes about fleas, worms and vegetables to the sophisticated puzzles composed by literary figures from Schiller, Swift, Voltaire, Rousseau and Cervantes to Edgar Allan Poe, Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien. The book traces the history of riddles from their origins in antiquity through the golden age of the Renaissance, to their decline into the nursery and the first few signs of their modern revival, and draws together all the strands of the riddling art. Dictionary of Riddles received a Special Commendation in Reference Review’s Best Specialist Reference Books of 1990 Awards.
Author: Mark Bryant Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000005534 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 383
Book Description
Originally published in 1990 by Routledge, Dictionary of Riddles is a collection of nearly 1500 of the most cryptic and entertaining riddles from history. Drawn from sources throughout the world, the collection ranges from earthy medieval jokes about fleas, worms and vegetables to the sophisticated puzzles composed by literary figures from Schiller, Swift, Voltaire, Rousseau and Cervantes to Edgar Allan Poe, Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien. The book traces the history of riddles from their origins in antiquity through the golden age of the Renaissance, to their decline into the nursery and the first few signs of their modern revival, and draws together all the strands of the riddling art. Dictionary of Riddles received a Special Commendation in Reference Review’s Best Specialist Reference Books of 1990 Awards.
Author: Patrick J. Murphy Publisher: Penn State Press ISBN: 0271078170 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 274
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The vibrant and enigmatic Exeter Riddles (ca. 960–980) are among the most compelling texts in the field of medieval studies, in part because they lack textually supplied solutions. Indeed, these ninety-five Old English riddles have become so popular that they have even been featured on posters for the London Underground and have inspired a sculpture in downtown Exeter. Modern scholars have responded enthusiastically to the challenge of solving the Riddles, but have generally examined them individually. Few have considered the collection as a whole or in a broader context. In this book, Patrick Murphy takes an innovative approach, arguing that in order to understand the Riddles more fully, we must step back from the individual puzzles and consider the group in light of the textual and oral traditions from which they emerged. He offers fresh insights into the nature of the Exeter Riddles’ complexity, their intellectual foundations, and their lively use of metaphor.
Author: David Wells Publisher: Dover Publications ISBN: 9780486443416 Category : Mathematical recreations Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Of immense interest to those who enjoy recreational maths and puzzles . . . even the most hardened puzzler will find something new." -- Mathematical Gazette Puzzles are as old as history itself, following an arc like that of technology: centuries of slow progress, followed by rapid expansion in the 1800s, and an explosion of activity in the twentieth century. This collection by bestselling author David Wells, a Cambridge math scholar and teacher, follows that pattern. Its first part is devoted to puzzles from ancient Egypt and Babylon and subsequent sources, featuring those devised by Lewis Carroll, Eduard Lucas, Sam Loyd, and other master puzzlers of the Victorian era. The second part demonstrates the tremendous variety of twentieth-century puzzles. More than 560 puzzles are included, from the "mind sharpeners" of a medieval monk to the eighteenth-century Ladies' Diary, the Hindu Bhakshali manuscript, and riddles and popular rhymes. None requires any mathematics beyond the most elementary algebra and geometry -- and few require even that. Complete answers appear at the end.
Author: F. J. Carradine Publisher: Royal Fireworks Publishing Company ISBN: 9780880920742 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 378
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Quest. What happened to the missing King? Magic, spells, psi powers, political intrigue. Humans, elves, dwarves, and exotic blue-skin race. Discrimination, racism, sexism hatred spawned from jealousy. Compassion, love and humor too. Medieval atmosphere with futuristic architecture, time-portals and fantastic flying war ships.
Author: Archer Taylor Publisher: ISBN: 9781888215700 Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 1000
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Reprint of Archer Taylor's collection of riddles from oral tradition in the British Isles and in the English-speaking part of the Western Hemisphere originally published in 1951.
Author: Jeremy Stangroom Publisher: Bloomsbury USA ISBN: 9781596916654 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 0
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A unique compilation of logical teasers and lateral-thinking problems designed to stretch your brainpower and strengthen your mind. Riddles, paradoxes, and conundrums have been confusing and confounding people since at least the time of the Ancient Greeks. The eponymous riddle, according to legend, was devised by Albert Einstein as a child. He claimed that only about 2% of the population would be able to work out the correct answer. There are no tricks and there is only one answer. It requires the cool application of logic to solve. And a lot of patience. Einstein's Riddle features fifty of the toughest logic problems, lateral thinking puzzles, and tests of mental agility. By turns entertaining and infuriating, the puzzles challenge our preconceptions, tell us about how we reason, and provide a rigorous intellectual workout.
Author: Mark Bryant
Author: Mark Bryant
Author: Patrick J. Murphy
Author: David Wells
Author: Marvin Terban
Author: Francis Adelbert Blackburn
Author: F. J. Carradine
Author: Archer Taylor
Author: Marvin Terban
Author: Marvin Terban
Author: Jeremy Stangroom