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Die Unart des Artig-Seins
Die Unart des Artig-Seins Hans Magnus Enzensberger richtete fur Kinder im Residenzhof einen “Kompletten Nonsens” ein und sprach selbst sogar mit der Stimme der Fische.[In German, about a show held in Saltzburg in August 1999 which included sung translations of … Continue reading
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Vivien Noakes, Writer and Lecturer
Vivien Noakes, Writer and Lecturer Welcome to the Home Page of Vivien Noakes.
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Bell: Monograph of the Testudinata
Bell: Monograph of the Testudinata Thomas Bell’s A Monograph of the Testudinata is one of the great reptile books, containing the finest series of colored plates of turtles ever published. A dental surgeon and professor of zoology, Bell was also … Continue reading
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Why did Lear write 4 {2, 3, 5, 6} line limericks?
Why did Lear write 4 {2, 3, 5, 6} line limericks? An expert’s answer to a frequently asked question.
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Karneval der Tiere
Karneval – Ensemble – Karneval der Tiere: Musiktheater mit Puppen fur Menschen ab 6 Jahren Pages on a musical play with music by Camille Saint-Sa�ns and a text which uses Hans Magnus Enzensberger’s translation of The Duck and the Kangaroo.In … Continue reading
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Edward Lear, Choropiskeros
Edward Lear, Choropiskeros, Corfu, a watercolour with pen, ink and coloured chalks Here the precision and colouring of the distant landscape show the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites, whose style he attempted to emulate after meeting William Holman Hunt in 1852. … Continue reading
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Several Large Flies
Edward Lear, L is much disturbed by several large flies, a drawing in pen and ink This jolly sketch, in the manner of his comic illustrations, records an incident on a journey through Italy with his servant Giorgio Kokoli (‘K’). … Continue reading
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Calico Pie
Calico Pie – SBMP 241 Timothy STRANG’s music for Lear’s poem.
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