"Have you the little chest—to put the alive—in?:” Riddles, Secrets, Spells

Kenney, RichardStagner, Alison2015-09-292015-09-292015Stagner_washington_0250O_14800.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1773/33825Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2015Focusing on the minor genre of the riddle, this project analyzes potential intersections between magic, metaphor, and the poetic impulse. Emily Dickinson and Brigit Pegeen Kelly’s works are drawn upon, as are various threads from folklore, Western philosophy, and anthropology.application/pdfen-USCopyright is held by the individual authors.Fine artsenglish"Have you the little chest—to put the alive—in?:” Riddles, Secrets, SpellsThesis