Rätselbücher
Entstehung und Entwicklung eines frühneuzeitlichen Buchtyps im deutschsprachigen Raum. Mit einer Bibliographie der Rätselbücher bis 1800
| Autor | Heike Bismark |
|---|---|
| Verlag | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.KG |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2007 |
| Reihe | Frühe NeuzeitISSN 122 |
| Seitenanzahl | 571 Seiten |
| ISBN | 9783110944877 |
| Format | |
| Kopierschutz | Wasserzeichen |
| Geräte | PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet |
| Preis | 199,95 EUR |
The first printed collection of riddles in German, the so-called »Straßburger Rätselbuch«, ran to 39 known editions covering a period of 280 years from 1510 to 1789. This makes it one of the most successful early modern books in German on a worldly subject. At a very early stage, the popularity of the riddles and joke questions contained in the collection spawned not only a spate of counter-publications but also various imitations. As a best-seller it initiated a whole new genre, the 'Rätselbuch'. To this day, its numerous representatives have handed down in written form a wide range of riddles frequently classified as 'folk riddles.'
