Category Archives: Edward Lear

The Lady of Shalotte by Alfred Lord Tennisanyone

Posted on August 28, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

The Lady of Shalotte by Alfred Lord Tennisanyone (with a bob of the head to Edward Lear and “The Akond of Swat.”) Winner of the Poetry Parody Contest at the Julia A. Moore Poetry Festival – Peoples’ Choice Award 2000.

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A little light versifying

Posted on August 28, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

David McKie: A little light versifying Lear celebrates, even venerates, absurdity, especially absurdity practised in the face of public scorn…The reversionary limerick, as practised by Lear, failed to catch on because it needed a Lear to fashion it.[A review of … Continue reading →

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Ken Nordine

Posted on August 28, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

Ken Nordine Nordine’s topics range far and wide. The opening track, “As of Now,” is based on the writings of the second century Roman philosopher and emperor Marcus Aurelius. In “The Akond of Swat,” he blasts away at the world … Continue reading →

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"The Limerick is Furtive and Mean…"

Posted on August 26, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

“The Limerick is Furtive and Mean…” From the Maigue poets to Ogden Nash, witty wordsmiths have delighted in composing the oft-risqu� five-line verses.[Nice article, though it repeats the myth of the Irish origin of the limerick and does not mention … Continue reading →

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Lear, il nonsense fatto re

Posted on August 17, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

Lear, il nonsense fatto re Lear non solo reinventò il “nonsense verse”, seppe anche illustrarlo con i suoi disegni tanto apparentemente primitivi quanto espressivi. Vero e proprio fotogramma a matita dei grotteschi e patetici personaggi che popolano un universo terribilmente … Continue reading →

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Edward, the Owl & the Calico Cat: Winking & Nudging by the Light of the Silvery Moon

Posted on July 22, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

Edward, the Owl & the Calico Cat: Winking & Nudging by the Light of the Silvery MoonIn Edward, the Owl & the Calico Cat, Cicchini pays homage and close attention to the author [EL], winking and nudging through this tale … Continue reading →

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Stuff and Nonsense at White Flint Mall

Posted on July 20, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

Stuff and Nonsense at White Flint Mall JUMBLIES MAY live in lands “far and few” — but kids can see them this summer in Bethesda. Straight out of Edward Lear’s whimsical verse, these colorful characters are now singing, dancing and … Continue reading →

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The Earl & the Pussycat

Posted on June 7, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

The Earl & the Pussycat, exhibition at the Walker Gallery in Liverpool Edward Smith Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby (1775-1851) was one of the most prominent natural historians of his day. �The Earl & the Pussycat� exhibition marks the 150th … Continue reading →

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The Owl and the Pussy-cat

Posted on June 5, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Owl and the Pussy-cat From Lloyd Schwartz’s Introduction: ‘In Lear’s best-loved poem, “The Owl and the Pussy-cat,” the logic underlying the fantasy is an emotional trueness.’This regular column in the online version of the Atlantic Monthly presents … Continue reading →

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The Eden of Dreams and the Nonsense Land

Posted on March 29, 2002 by Marco Graziosi

Mirva Saukkola: The Eden of Dreams and the Nonsense Land Subtitled “Characteristics of the British Golden Age Children’s Fiction in the Finnish Children’s Fantasy Literature of the 1950s”, this academic dissertation (May 2001, University of Helsinki, Institute for Art Research, … Continue reading →

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