Liberating the Limerick: 230 Irresistible Classics
Editat de Ernest W. Lefeveren Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mai 2006
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780761833994
ISBN-10: 0761833994
Pagini: 105
Dimensiuni: 151 x 215 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Hamilton Books
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0761833994
Pagini: 105
Dimensiuni: 151 x 215 x 9 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Hamilton Books
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
1 Introduction: The Enduring Limerick
2 Battle of the Sexes
3 Religion and Philosphy
4 Padres and Preachers
5 History
6 Politics
7 Language and Literature
8 Music and the Arts
9 Science and Technology
10 Manners and Morals
11 Food and Drink
12 Freudian Quips
13 Death and Dying
14 Celebrities
15 Man and Beast
16 Sheer Nonsense
17 Sources and Credits
18 Author Index
2 Battle of the Sexes
3 Religion and Philosphy
4 Padres and Preachers
5 History
6 Politics
7 Language and Literature
8 Music and the Arts
9 Science and Technology
10 Manners and Morals
11 Food and Drink
12 Freudian Quips
13 Death and Dying
14 Celebrities
15 Man and Beast
16 Sheer Nonsense
17 Sources and Credits
18 Author Index
Recenzii
A tireless man named Lefever With limericks did beaver and beaver, Producing a tome You'll want in your home It's delicious and deucedly cleever.....
In an often uncharming era, Ernest Lefever has graciously revived one of the most charming word plays.
At last, a book that not only resurrects the limerick, but will give anyone fond of politics and social commentary something to laugh about again.
Reading these limericks will soon have you laughing out loud, and begging your friends, 'listen to this one!'
Amazingly, Ernest Lefever proves that clean limericks can be funny.
Startlingly wholesome and full of fun.
A tireless man named Lefever
With limericks did beaver and beaver,
Producing a tome
You'll want in your home
It's delicious and deucedly cleever.
A playful form with a naughty history is here served up for (mostly) innocent fun.
This nifty little book is proof positive that English, the rollicking language of laughter, is one of the Great Wonders of the World.
Though the book is conservative in its approach, it will likely resonate across partisan and ideological boundaries. Because of the sheer fun and smarts of Mr. Lefever's selections, readers will return to the volume again and again...This is a book that most certainly contributes to our appreciation of serious literature.
My interest in limericks stems from my childhood when I ran about the house reciting Lear and making up verses of my own. While researching a book about limericks, I read more than 9,000 verses. The overwhelming majority embraced the seamy stereotype, but a small minority were wise, hilarious and often sexy without being obscene. Their authors addressed the range of human experience - from psychology and politics, to science and religion, to culture and the arts - with humor and wisdom. It became clear that limericks can transcend the naughty and serve as a vehicle for self-understanding, political wisdon and insight into religion, science and the arts.
In an often uncharming era, Ernest Lefever has graciously revived one of the most charming word plays.
At last, a book that not only resurrects the limerick, but will give anyone fond of politics and social commentary something to laugh about again.
Reading these limericks will soon have you laughing out loud, and begging your friends, 'listen to this one!'
Amazingly, Ernest Lefever proves that clean limericks can be funny.
Startlingly wholesome and full of fun.
A tireless man named Lefever
With limericks did beaver and beaver,
Producing a tome
You'll want in your home
It's delicious and deucedly cleever.
A playful form with a naughty history is here served up for (mostly) innocent fun.
This nifty little book is proof positive that English, the rollicking language of laughter, is one of the Great Wonders of the World.
Though the book is conservative in its approach, it will likely resonate across partisan and ideological boundaries. Because of the sheer fun and smarts of Mr. Lefever's selections, readers will return to the volume again and again...This is a book that most certainly contributes to our appreciation of serious literature.
My interest in limericks stems from my childhood when I ran about the house reciting Lear and making up verses of my own. While researching a book about limericks, I read more than 9,000 verses. The overwhelming majority embraced the seamy stereotype, but a small minority were wise, hilarious and often sexy without being obscene. Their authors addressed the range of human experience - from psychology and politics, to science and religion, to culture and the arts - with humor and wisdom. It became clear that limericks can transcend the naughty and serve as a vehicle for self-understanding, political wisdon and insight into religion, science and the arts.