The curious history of the riddle : thousands of years of conundrums, from the riddle of the Sphinx to Harry Potter
2020
Book
"From the first known riddle to the riddles in today's pop culture, The Curious History of the Riddle provides a comprehensive investigation of the riddle and its origins - plus over 200 riddles to solve"-- Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN: 9781577151982
Description: pages cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
- The riddle of the Sphinx: ancient riddles
- Education and faith: Medieval riddles
- The spread of literacy: riddles in the Renaissance
- Charades, enigmas, and conundrums: riddles as part of leisure culture
- Into the story: riddles in literature
- The riddler's legacy: riddles in popular culture
- Pictographic enigmans: rebuses as visual riddles.
LCCN: 2019052110
Control Number: 2891850
Publisher: New York : Wellfleet Press, 2020.