{"product_id":"the-prose-solomon-and-saturn-and-adrian-and-ritheus-9780802065094","title":"The Prose Solomon and Saturn and Adrian and Ritheus","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere are two prose dialogues in Old English, consisting together of some 109 questions and answers. These questions are related to the medieval Latin \u003cem\u003eJoca Monachorum\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAdrian and Epictus\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eGuinness Book of Records\u003c\/em\u003e, a gathering of odd facts and curious information designed to amuse and entertain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802065094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames E. Cross\u003c\/strong\u003e (1920-1996) was a professor of the Department of English Language at the University of Liverpool. \u003cstrong\u003eThomas D. Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of English and Medieval Studies in the Department of English at Cornell University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42878300520563,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":68.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e90d0d1e-8013-4391-8142-4f4d8520b048.jpg?v=1740659197","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-prose-solomon-and-saturn-and-adrian-and-ritheus-9780802065094","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}