'Computus Games:' Language games and heavenly context in the Bern and Exeter Book Riddles,' Leeds International Medieval Congress (IMC)

  • Neville Mogford (Speaker)

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Description

Conference paper, Leeds International Medieval Congress 2016. Also given under different title at Royal Holloway Old English Reading Group Conference 2016.

This paper explored a number of astronomical riddles in Old English and Latin by using Wittgenstein's notion of 'form of life' and 'family resemblances.'

A copy of the paper is available on request. The slide-show is available below.
Period7 Jul 2016
Event typeConference