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Edward Lear and the Play of Poetry
James Williams
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Description for Edward Lear and the Play of Poetry
Hardcover. This is the first collection of essays devoted solely to Edward Lear, and builds on a recent resurgence of critical interest in the Victorian poet. Seventeen essays explore how it is that the play of his poetry continues to delight and challenge us, and provide contexts in which it can be better understood and enjoyed. Editor(s): Williams, James; Bevis, Matthew. Num Pages: 416 pages, Over 90 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DSBD; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 173 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
Of all the Victorian poets, Edward Lear has a good claim to the widest audience: admired and championed by critics and poets from John Ruskin to John Ashbery, he has also been read, heard, and loved by generations of children. As a central figure in the literature of nonsense Lear has also shaped the evolution of modern literature, and his work continues to influence and inspire writers and readers today. This collection of essays, the first ever devoted solely to Lear, builds on a recent resurgence of critical interest and asks how it is that the play of Lear's ... Read more
Of all the Victorian poets, Edward Lear has a good claim to the widest audience: admired and championed by critics and poets from John Ruskin to John Ashbery, he has also been read, heard, and loved by generations of children. As a central figure in the literature of nonsense Lear has also shaped the evolution of modern literature, and his work continues to influence and inspire writers and readers today. This collection of essays, the first ever devoted solely to Lear, builds on a recent resurgence of critical interest and asks how it is that the play of Lear's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
807g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198708568
SKU
V9780198708568
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About James Williams
James Williams is a Lecturer in English Literature at the University of York. His publications include essays on Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Alfred Tennyson, Samuel Beckett, and Victorian comic verse. He is currently completing a short monograph, Edward Lear, in the Writers and Their Work series (Northcote House). Matthew Bevis is a Lecturer in English ... Read more
Reviews for Edward Lear and the Play of Poetry
Almost every page contained pleasurable surprises.
Paris Review
[An] excellent volume ... If Edward Lear and the Play of Poetry is any guide to what is to come, the future for Lear studies looks bright indeed. Its contributors show it to be possible to write successfully about his nonsense in diverse ways. ... Arriving at a moment when ... Read more
Paris Review
[An] excellent volume ... If Edward Lear and the Play of Poetry is any guide to what is to come, the future for Lear studies looks bright indeed. Its contributors show it to be possible to write successfully about his nonsense in diverse ways. ... Arriving at a moment when ... Read more