The Oxford book of comic verse
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2009].
ISBN
9780199561612, 0199561613
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Hills Public Library - Stacks | 821.07 OXF | On Shelf |
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Published
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, [2009].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxxiv, 512 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780199561612, 0199561613
Notes
General Note
Originally published: 1994.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Description
"From Geoffrey Chaucer to G.K. Chesterton, Augustan satire to advertising jingles, John Updike to Vikram Seth and Victoria Wood, comic verse, has in its many forms, kept us amused for centuries. This superb anthology, notable above all for its breadth, reflects the international scope of humour by bringing together poets from far beyond the British Isles. Drawing on many different types of verse - epigrams, street ballads, clerihews, music-hall lyrics, and the double-dactyl - it offers an exceptionally wide range of comic pleasures. The poems are by turns subtle, down-to-earth, macabre, ingenious, acerbic, ribald and cheerful; written to amuse, they call forth laughter and delight in equal measure. This book is intended for buyers of poetry, anthologies, humorous books"--Publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gross, J. (2009). The Oxford book of comic verse . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gross, John, 1935-2011. 2009. The Oxford Book of Comic Verse. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gross, John, 1935-2011. The Oxford Book of Comic Verse Oxford University Press, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gross, John. The Oxford Book of Comic Verse Oxford University Press, 2009.
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