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Hey Diddle Diddle

Posted on March 23, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

Exhibit Essay for Hey Diddle Diddle: A History of Children’s Book Illustration An exhibit featuring books from the University Library’s Special Collections, Multicultural Children’s Literature Curriculum Collection, and Private Collections.McHenry LibraryUniversity of California, Santa CruzJanuary 3 – March 19, 2001

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That Elgar moustache

Posted on March 18, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

That Elgar moustache On Victorian beards and moustache, with a reference to Lear, though it does not mention that Lear himself wuld be a perfect candidate…Guardian Unlimited

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A comic strip that sang

Posted on March 16, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

A comic strip that sang If Walt Kelly had written “regular” books, he might be recognized today as one of the finest satirists of the 20th century. As a wizard of wordplay he might well be mentioned, if not in … Continue reading →

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"Le meilleur du web littéraire"

Posted on February 9, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

auteurs.net “Le meilleur du web litt�raire” Le site “Edward Lear Home Page” n’est pas recommandé aux grandes personnes, ni aux gens raisonnables : exclusivement consacré aux inepties rimées d’Edward Lear et au non-sens, il risque en effet de faire “grincer” … Continue reading →

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Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema- Satyajit Ray

Posted on February 8, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema- Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray was born into an illustrious family in Calcutta in 1921. His grandfather, Upendra Kishore Ray-Chaudhary, was a publisher, musician and the creator of children�s literature in Bengali. His father, Sukumar Ray, was … Continue reading →

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A replica of the complete Birds of America

Posted on January 18, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

A replica of the complete Birds of America, by Audubon the only one who could compete with Lear in bird illustration.This site includes the full text and several indexes, but the scans could be better. Unfortunately, the Elwell Sale Stewart … Continue reading →

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Misguided genius

Posted on January 16, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

Misguided genius “I bleed over every phrase,” Raymond Roussel told the psychologist Pierre Janet, who believed that his patient suffered a “displaced form of religious mania” that accounted for “Roussel’s misguided conviction of his literary genius”.The Sunday Times: Books:

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Raymond Roussel and the Republic of Dreams

Posted on January 13, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

Observer review: Raymond Roussel and the Republic of Dreams by Mark Ford By 30, feeling he had achieved the required ‘sensations of art’, he embarked on the novel Impressions d’Afrique. This reveals an extraordinary world which he elaborated for the … Continue reading →

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Tennyson Collection

Posted on January 8, 2001 by Marco Graziosi

ALFRED TENNYSON COLLECTION Ongoing collection of documents acquired by gift and purchase from various sources. Type of accession (gift or purchase) and date of acquisition is noted in the box-and-folder list. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.[Includes several letters … Continue reading →

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The Great Panjandrum

Posted on December 29, 2000 by Marco Graziosi

[minstrels] The Great Panjandrum — Samuel Foote Another classic of Nonsense literature.

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