The origins of English nonsense
Malcolm, Noel1997
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Noel Malcolm's remarkable book lays before us the extent of nonsense verse some 250 years earlier than Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll. It presents an anthology of the work by these poets in the 17th century and discusses the development of this genre.
Main title:
The origins of English nonsense / Noel Malcolm.
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Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 1997.
Collation:
xviii, 329p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-316) and index.
ISBN:
9780002558273 (hbk)
Dewey class:
821.070804821.008
Local class:
821.070804
Language:
English
BRN:
707932
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