Mr Lear : a life of art and nonsense
Uglow, Jennifer S.2019
Book
Edward Lear's poems follow and break the rules. They abide by the logic of syntax, the linking of rhyme and the dance of rhythm, and these 'nonsenses' are full of joy - yet set against darkness. Where do these human-like animals and birds and these odd adventures - some gentle, some violent, some musical, some wild - come from? His many drawings that accompany his verse are almost hyper-real, as if he wants to free the creatures from the page. They exist nowhere else in literature, springing only from Lear's imagination. Lear lived all his life on the borders of rules and structures, of disciplines and desires. He vowed to ignore politics yet trembled with passionate sympathies. He depended on patrons and moved in establishment circles, yet he never belonged among them and mocked imperial attitudes.
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramhall Library | Adult non-fiction paperback | 821.8 LEA | Available |
| Cheadle Library | Adult non-fiction paperback | 821.8 LEA | Available |
| Hazel Grove Library | Adult non-fiction paperback | 821.8 LEA | Available |
| Heald Green Library | Adult non-fiction paperback | 821.8 LEA | Available |
| Heatons Library | Adult non-fiction paperback | 821.8 LEA | Available |
Main title:
Mr Lear : a life of art and nonsense / Jenny Uglow.
Author:
Uglow, Jennifer S., author
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, 2019.
Collation:
ix, 643 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2017.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards:
Hawthornden Prize 2018
ISBN:
9780571269556 (pbk)
Dewey class:
821.8
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2680111