Collections (41)

Websites in Riddles

1. Aenigmata
   The early Medieval riddle collections by Symphosius and Aldhelm (in Latin), with an introduction.
   http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jmpfund/Aenigmata.html
   
   
2. Ambiguity, Classification and Change: The Function of Riddles
   Article by Ian Hamnett discussing how riddling reflects social structures, illustrated by Bantu riddles.
   http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/Era_Resources/Era/Riddles/hamnet.html
   
   
3. Grecian Riddle-Jokes
   Article by Evangelos Gr.Avdikos on riddle-jokes, which use word patching for parodying social situations.
   http://haldjas.folklore.ee/folklore/vol10/minorf.htm
   
   
4. Homefun on Riddles
   A guide to general questions about riddles, their significances, and forms.
   http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/engl12/RIDDLES.htm
   
   
5. Mambila Riddle Machine
   Interactive introduction to riddles collected in the village of Somié, Cameroon.
   http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/Era_Resources/Era/Riddles/
   
   
6. Old English Riddles
   Paper by Hazel Brewer on the history of Old English riddles.
   http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~cpercy/courses/1001Brewer.htm
   
   
7. Sexual Riddles: The Test of The Listener
   Article by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj discussing the history and context of sexual riddles.
   http://cc.joensuu.fi/~loristi/1_97/kai197.html
   
   
8. Sirandanes - Riddles
   Riddles of Mauritia in Mauritian Creole, French and English.
   http://www.kreol.mu/Sirandanes_1.htm
   
   
9. Syllabus for Puzzling Narratives
   Online course materials exploring the function of charms and riddles in traditional and modern literature.
   http://www.eiu.edu/~multilit/english4390-f00/syllabus.htm
   
   
10. The Morrison Collection - Dengmi Yadiao
    Collection of 67 Chinese lantern riddles (in Chinese) with introduction, from a collection of Chinese books at SOAS.
    http://uk.geocities.com/Morrison1782/Texts/DengmiYadiao.html
    
    
11. Versification of Vietnamese Riddles
    Discussion by Cong-Huyen-Ton-Nu Nha-Trang on stylistic features as a means to distinguish the riddle from other genres of folk poetry.
    http://www.geocities.com/chtn_nhatrang/riddles.html
    
    
12. Yahoo! Groups: ClassicRiddles
    Forum keeping the classic rhyming riddles alive.
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicRiddles/
    
    

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