The Prose Solomon and Saturn and Adrian and Ritheus
There are two prose dialogues in Old English, consisting together of some 109 questions and answers. These questions are related to the medieval Latin Joca Monachorum and Adrian and Epictus 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 whic...
There are two prose dialogues in Old English, consisting together of some 109 questions and answers. These questions are related to the medieval Latin Joca Monachorum and Adrian and Epictus 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 whic...