The Dictionary Of Riddles
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Dictionary Of Riddles
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Author : Mark Bryant
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-07-30
Dictionary Of Riddles written by Mark Bryant and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Literary Criticism categories.
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.
Unriddling The Exeter Riddles
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Author : Patrick J. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2011
Unriddling The Exeter Riddles written by Patrick J. Murphy and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Literary Criticism categories.
"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.
Enigmas And Riddles In Literature
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Author : Eleanor Cook
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-02-16
Enigmas And Riddles In Literature written by Eleanor Cook and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
A wide-ranging and original study on how enigmas and riddles work in literature.
Ethics Of The Real
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Author : Alenka Zupančič
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2000
Ethics Of The Real written by Alenka Zupančič and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Philosophy categories.
The idea of Kantian ethics is both simple and revolutionary: it proposes a moral law independent of any notion of a pre-establishment of fear. In attempting to interpret sucha a revcolutionary proposition in a more 'humane' light, and to turn Kant into our contemporary—someone who can help us with our own ethical dilemmas—many Kantian scholars have glossed over its apparent paradoxes and impossible claims. This book is concerned with doing exactly the opposite. Kant, thank God, is not our contemporary; he stands against the grain of our times. Lacan on the face of it appears to be the very antithesis of Kant—the wild theorist of psychoanalysis compared to the sober Enlightenment figure. His concept of the Real, however, provides perhaps the most useful backdrop to this new interpretation of Kantian ethics. Constantly juxtaposing her readings of the two philosophers, Alenka Zupancic summons up and 'ethics of the Real', and clears the ground for a radical restoration of the disruptive element in ethics.
Solving The Riddle
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Author : Dr. Kevin H. Abdur-Rahman
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2019-04-29
Solving The Riddle written by Dr. Kevin H. Abdur-Rahman and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Dr. Abdur–Rahman's life journey took on an unusual evolutionary process from delinquency to adult court, long–term incarceration, rehabilitation, and a progressive and productive life. From Pop Warner quarterback to one of the most recognized drug dealers in Philadelphia and one of the most influential people on the campus of one of America's most historic universities. To solve the riddle of life's journey, there are questions that must be answered, mysteries that must be solved, and meaning applied to both. In this book, Dr. Abdur–Rahman has presented a case study of an at–risk youth and ex–felon that demonstrated the example that, if given healthy information, one can avoid and even transcend the environmental influences and dysfunction that create negative outcomes. In addition, he has given working professionals in the field of delinquency prevention ideas that can help them develop their own successful methodologies and has proven a vital need for "Clean Slate" legislation to create a second–chance forum, so other successfully transitioned ex–felons do not have to hide their past and employers can feel comfortable hiring ex–felons. You will hear him tell stories about situations and individual relationships, each giving hints to the riddle that he had to solve for himself. Anyone wanting an autographed copy of my book can go to my website www.solvingtheriddlellc.com and pay through PayPal to get an autographed copy.
Parables And Riddles In Ancient And Modern Teaching
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Author : Kalman J. Kaplan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2018-12-14
Parables And Riddles In Ancient And Modern Teaching written by Kalman J. Kaplan and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-14 with History categories.
This book is about the difference between parables and riddles, and between different views and definitions of wisdom and various attitudes towards the possibility of its attainment. Both parables and riddles go beyond a simple rote presentation of facts, which may become tedious and likely to be tuned out or rejected. However, there is a major difference between the two. Parables are a dominant form of transmission of information in biblical writings, while riddles dominate those of ancient Greece. Parables transmit an underlying, useful life-message in a way that will not be rejected. Riddles, in contrast, are largely unintelligible, leaving one helpless, unable to derive any life-lesson. This book will be of intellectual value to educators, writers, therapists, story-tellers, clergy, and classicists, as well as anyone interested in the implications of ancient views of wisdom for modern education.
Learn To Think Using Riddles Brain Teasers And Wordplay Develop A Quick Wit Think More Creatively And Cleverly And Train Your Problem Solving Instincts
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Author : Patrick King
language : en
Publisher: PKCS Media
Release Date : 2020-07-07
Learn To Think Using Riddles Brain Teasers And Wordplay Develop A Quick Wit Think More Creatively And Cleverly And Train Your Problem Solving Instincts written by Patrick King and has been published by PKCS Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-07 with Psychology categories.
Learn how to ask the right questions, solve problems, and think more clearly. In traditional education, you're taught to recite and regurgitate. But there is rarely application, and information just becomes information for information’s sake. Does this actually make us smarter and more clever, or do we just get better at taking tests? Test yourself with over 30 maddening riddles and brain teasers designed to make you think outside the box. Learn to Think Using Riddles, Brain Teasers, and Wordplay is about how to think backwards, forwards, and sideways. Starting with a conclusion and finding the possible causes forces you to analyze, investigate, draw connections, and hypothesize. You need to explore all angles and let no stone remain unturned. This is exactly what real life requires. This book will confuse, frustrate, and ultimately improve your thinking prowess like nothing else, on account of being thrown into the mental deep end. Challenge yourself and you will grow. Think like Sherlock Holmes and quickly cut to the core of an issue. Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience. Become more naturally curious, inquisitive, and insightful. - What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it? - A woman gives birth one day to two sons; they are both born in the same hour, in the same day, in the same year. However, they are not twins. How? - A man hears his name spoken and is immediately taken away by two other men. Some time later, the man dies under the care of others. What happened to this man? - A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays for just three nights and then leaves on Friday – how is this possible? Apply your new mental models in all facets of life. Everyone loves riddles, and they enable us to explore more abstract situations and reason through them. Master riddles and you can master simply dealing with difficult, uncertain, impossible, or confusing questions and situations. Scroll up the click the BUY NOW button.
The Modern Sphinx And Some Of Her Riddles
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Author : Minot Judson Savage
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
The Modern Sphinx And Some Of Her Riddles written by Minot Judson Savage and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Christian ethics categories.
The Mesopotamian Riddle
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Author : Joshua Hammer
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2025-03-18
The Mesopotamian Riddle written by Joshua Hammer and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An “adventure tale for puzzle lovers and Indiana Jones fans alike” (The Washington Post) following three free-spirited Victorians on their twenty-year quest to decipher cuneiform, the oldest writing in the world—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu. It was one of history’s great vanishing acts. Around 3,400 BCE, a scribe in the mud-walled city-state of Uruk picked up a reed stylus to press tiny symbols into clay. For the next three thousand years, wedge-shape cuneiform script would record the military conquests, scientific discoveries, and epic literature of the great kingdoms of Mesopotamia. And then…the meaning of the characters was lost. London, 1857. In an era obsessed with human progress, mysterious palaces emerging from the desert sands have captured the Victorian public’s imagination. Assyria, Babylon, the mighty Persian Empire… these civilizations had gone down in the annals as the great antagonists to ancient Greece and ancient Israel. What did these “bad guys” of Western history have to say for themselves? What were their values, their rituals, their understandings of their place in the universe? What was it like simply to be human at the dawn of recorded history? Enter a swashbuckling archaeologist, a suave military officer turned diplomat, and a cloistered Irish rector, all vying for glory in a race to decipher the script that would enable humans to peer farther back into our history than ever before. From the ruins of Persepolis to lawless outposts of the crumbling Ottoman Empire, let The Mesopotamian Riddle whisk you off on “an epic intellectual adventure” (The Wall Street Journal) through the golden age of archaeology in an epic quest to understand where we came from—and where we perhaps might go.
The Literary Riddle In Early Modern Italy
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Author : Marco Arnaudo
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2025-08-05
The Literary Riddle In Early Modern Italy written by Marco Arnaudo and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-08-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book describes the development of the literary riddle in Renaissance Italy, when poets appropriated riddles from oral tradition, combined them with the conventions of literature, and paired them with solutions that could be checked after reading. This book includes an original theoretical framework for the investigation of riddles, dividing riddles into categories based on their enigmatic link. A section about the social uses of riddles in early modern Italy shows how riddles were routinely exchanged at soirees and in the activities of academies and congreghe, all environments where the folk qualities of the riddle could be playfully appreciated. The riddle became a key element in narrative works by Giovanni Francesco Straparola and Ascanio de’ Mori, and, for the first time, it fueled enough collections of poems to trigger an entire genre. Examples will come from Angelo Cenni, Daphne di Piazza, Girolamo Musici, Tommaso Stigliani, Giulio Cesare Croce, Antonio Malatesti, and many others.