Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Something about Edward Lear

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

From The Young and Field Literary Readers. Book Three. By Ella Flagg Young and Walter Taylor Field. Boston: Ginn and Company, 1914; available through Google Books:

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The Brothers Dalziel on Edward Lear

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

The Brothers Dalziel. A Record of Fifty Years’ Work in Conjunction with Many of the Most Distinguished Artists of the Period – 1840-1890. London: Methuen & Co., 1901, pp. 317-8. Early in the Sixties we made the acquaintance of Edward … Continue reading →

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Tomfoolery

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

At long last I have managed to see an episode of Tomfoolery, the 1970-1971 Rankin-Bass show based upon the nonsensical verse and whimsical characters of authors such as Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Frank Gelett Burgess, and Lewis Carroll. Thanks to … Continue reading →

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A Cubist Romance

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Over at 5lines (A limerick a day!) I am publishing a series by Oliver Herford which appeared in the Century Magazine between 1911 and 1913. Here is another humorous poem which appeared in the same magazine in the June 1930 … Continue reading →

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Lord Purrpurr Performs Owl and Pussy-Cat

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Lord Purrpurr of the Fuzzberrys gives his rendition of Edward Lear’s “Owl and the Pussycat:”

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More on Alice by Unsuk Chin

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

The International Herald Tribune has a review of Unsuk Chin’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice which reveals problems with Achim Freyer’s staging: One might have deemed the book universally known, but it apparently escaped Freyer’s upbringing in East Germany. He … Continue reading →

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Alice in Wonderland by Unsuk Chin

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Korean composer Unsuk Chin‘s opera based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland was premiered on 30 June at the Munich festival and has been favourably reviewed in the Guardian and the Los Angeles Times. More information, including a photogallery and … Continue reading →

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The Bong Tree – Again

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Over at the Language Log Bill Poser has a post, prompted by the recent Supreme Court decision on “Bong hits 4 Jesus,” on the different meanings of “bong”. In a previous post I connected the “bong tree” to the Buddha’s … Continue reading →

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Another Owl and Pussy-Cat Reading

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear’s most famous poem is performed by the “amazing” Kazzy, with limited animation: The Owl and the PussycatCaricato da norrisnuvo

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The Dong with a Luminous Nose: A Theatrical Adaptation

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Marco Graziosi

From an e-mail from Shipra Ogra, Administrator of the London Bubble Theatre Company: London Bubble Theatre company is showing Edward Lear’s “The Dong with a Luminous Nose” as part of theatre in the parks we do every summer. We will … Continue reading →

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