LEADER 03700nam 22006375 450 001 9910149196703321 005 20230618050625.0 010 $a1-4426-3790-0 010 $a1-4426-5336-1 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442653368 035 $a(CKB)3710000000929523 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4730312 035 $a(DE-B1597)481905 035 $a(OCoLC)992508151 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442653368 035 $a(OCoLC)962149668 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_107493 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000929523 100 $a20170607d2017 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe Prose Solomon and Saturn and Adrian and Ritheus /$fJames Cross, Thomas Hill 210 1$aToronto : $cUniversity of Toronto Press, $d[2017] 210 4$dİ1982 215 $a1 online resource (201 pages) 225 0 $aMcMaster Old English Studies and Texts 300 $a"Edited from the British Library manuscripts, with commentary." 311 $a0-8020-6509-0 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tPart One. Introduction and Texts -- $tThe Old English texts -- $tManuscripts and Transcripts -- $tNotes -- $tThe Prose Solomon and Satur -- $tAdrian and Ritheu -- $tPart Two. Commentary -- $tAbbreviations -- $tCommentary -- $tPart Three. Glossary, Proper Names and Latin Words -- $tGlossary -- $tProper Names -- $tLatin Words 330 $aThere are two prose dialogues in Old English, consisting together of some 109 questions and answers. These questions are related to the medieval Latin Joca Monachorum and Adrian and Epictus dialogues and deal with various and quite diverse topics. Some questions concern scripture and Christian tradition - 'How tall was Adam,' 'where did he get his name,' and 'what are the eight parts of which he was made.' Some questions are scientific or quasi-scientific - 'Where does the sun go at night,' 'what is the number of birds.' Others concern riddles or proverbial lore. Together they are the early medieval equivalent of the Guinness Book of Records, a gathering of odd facts and curious information designed to amuse and entertain. This edition from the British Library manuscripts provides translations of these dialogues, and, more important, traces the sources of these sometimes rather curious ideas. The book will be useful to specialists and students concerned with Old English and medieval literature in general. The texts themselves are of some importance and the illustrative material gathered here is relevant to a wide range of problems. Yet the book is also intended, as were the originals, to amuse and instruct a wider audience, a new age of curious readers. 410 0$aMcMaster Old English studies and texts ;$v1. 606 $aDialogues, English (Old) 606 $aChristian literature, English (Old) 606 $aEnglish prose literature$yOld English, ca. 450-1100 606 $aQuestions and answers 606 $aEnglish prose literature$yOld English, ca. 450-1100$vModernized versions 608 $aTranslations. 608 $aTrivia and miscellanea. 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDialogues, English (Old) 615 0$aChristian literature, English (Old) 615 0$aEnglish prose literature 615 0$aQuestions and answers. 615 0$aEnglish prose literature 676 $a829/.8 701 $aCross$b James$0957051 701 $aHill$b Thomas$0260938 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910149196703321 996 $aThe Prose Solomon and Saturn and Adrian and Ritheus$92167761 997 $aUNINA