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The Natural World in the Exeter Book Riddles (Hardcover)
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The Natural World in the Exeter Book Riddles (Hardcover)
Series: Nature and Environment in the Middle Ages
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An investigation of the non-human world in the Exeter Book riddles,
drawing on the exciting new approaches of eco-criticism and
eco-theology. Humanity is a dominant presence in the Exeter Book
riddle collection. It is frequently shown using, shaping and
binding the physical world in which it lives. The riddles depict
master and craftsman and use the familiar human worldas a point of
orientation within a vast, overwhelming cosmos. But the riddles
also offer an eco-centric perspective, one that considers the
natural origins of man-made products and the personal plight of
useful human resources. This study offers fresh insights into the
collection, investigating humanity's interaction with, and
attitudes towards, the rest of the created world. Drawing on the
principles of eco-criticism and eco-theology, the study considers
the cultural and biblical influences on the depiction of nature in
the collection, arguing that the texts engage with post-lapsarian
issues of exploitation, suffering and mastery. Depictions of
marginalised perspectives ofsentient and non-sentient beings, such
as trees, ore and oxen, are not just characteristic of the riddle
genre, but are actively used to explore the point of view of the
natural world and the impact humanity has on its non-human
inhabitants. The author not only explores the riddles' resistance
to anthropocentrism, but challenges our own tendency to read these
enigmas from a human-centred perspective. Corinne Dale gained her
PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London.
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