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.
7 Jul 2016
'Computus Games:' Language games and heavenly context in the Bern and Exeter Book Riddles,' Leeds International Medieval Congress (IMC)