The Origins of English Nonsense

The Origins of English Nonsense

Hardback (06 May 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Noel Malcolm's remarkable book lays before us the extent of nonsense verse some 250 years earlier than Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll. It presents an anthology of the work by these poets in the 17th century and discusses the development of this genre.

Book information

ISBN: 9780002558273
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Pub date:
DEWEY: 821.070804
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 329
Weight: 530g
Height: 223mm
Width: 140mm