Introduction
Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework
Chapter 2: Riddles as Social Exchange
Chapter 3: Riddles as Literary Inserts
Chapter 4: Collections of Poetic Riddles: Cenni, Daphne, Musici
Chapter 5: Collections of Poetic Riddles: Stigliani, Croce, Malatesti
Chapter 6: Malatesti’s Legacy
Index
Biography
Marco Arnaudo is Professor of Italian at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he teaches classes about literature, games, comics, and military philosophy. His books include editions of 17th-century works and the monographies Il trionfo di Vertunno (2008), Dante barocco (2013), The Myth of the Superhero (2013), and A Tabletop Revolution (2024). He is the designer of the game Four against the Great Old Ones (2020) and has a video blog about tabletop games and gamebooks (MarcoOmnigamer, 25,000+ subscribers).
