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The Second Edition of Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Very little is known about the production of the second, one-volume edition of Edward Lear’s A Book of Nonsense: according to Vivien Noakes, it was probably produced in late 1854 and published in 1855 (though other sources date it to … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, the Caetani and Ninfa

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

My essay is now out and available either on Amazon and the publisher’s website. Marco Graziosi, “Prima di Gregorovius: Edward Lear, i Caetani e Ninfa.” In Ninfa: Percezioni nella scienza, letteratura e belle arti nel XIX e all’inizio del XX … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear: Moment to Moment Exhibition and Symposiom

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Just a quick reminder that the exhibition Edward Lear: Moment to Moment, at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham will be opening next Saturday, 9 October. In addition, on Monday, 12 September, there will be a symposium: Edward Lear in the … Continue reading →

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Why, How, and When to Write on Edward Lear

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Marco Graziosi

Matt Bevis, who has edited Edward Lear and the Play of Poetry with James Williams (now available in paperback), published several essays and posted lectures on Edward Lear (search for his name on the blog) has now published a personal memoir … Continue reading →

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An Unpublished Poem by Edward Lear

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Marco Graziosi

Amy Wilcockson and Edmund Downey have found a previously unknown poem by Edward Lear, dated 22 September 1882 and enclosed in a lettter to Mary Theresa Mundella (1847–1922), daughter of Liberal politician and friend to Lear, Anthony John Mundella (1825–1897). … Continue reading →

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Three Edward Lear Events

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

1. Next Friday, November 15, I will be in Cava de’ Tirreni for a presentation of Edward Lear: Visioni inedite della costa di Amalfi; if you are in the area, please come meet me and the other authors. Download the … Continue reading →

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Presentazione del libro Edward Lear: Visioni inedite della Costa di Amalfi

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

A post in Italian, once in a while. Se siete dalle parti di Amalfi non prdetevi la presentazione del libro sui dipinti di Edward Lear realizzati nella zona: organizzato dal Centro di Cultura e Storia Amalfintana, saranno presenti il prof. … Continue reading →

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Inventing Edward Lear

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

It is not easy to review Sara Lodge’s Inventing Edward Lear (amazon.co.uk, amazon.com); it presents such a wealth of details that it is impossible to do it justice. In this scholarly study, Lodge proposes interpretations of almost all Lear’s classic … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear Works in Public Collections

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Stephen Duckworth has sent me the results of his and Rowena Fowler’s world-wide search for paintings, watercolours and drawings by Edward Lear which can be admired in public collections. The document, which is too long and complex to be published … Continue reading →

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James Williams’s Edward Lear (A Review)

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Marco Graziosi

Some things never change, the world is declining, and only a very few things seem to be getting better with the passing of time. This is certainly the case with the “Writers and their Work” series: when James Williams told … Continue reading →

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