10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMIC VERSE»
Discover the use of
comic verse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
comic verse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Oxford Book of
Comic Verse
A wide-ranging anthology of comic verse including epigrams, street ballads, clerihews, limericks, advertising jingles, as well as the classic writers of comic verse, from Chaucer to Ogden Nash and beyond.
2
Kyoka, Japan's
Comic Verse: A Mad in Translation Reader
Generally speaking, even readers with no particular interest in Japan ¿ if such odd souls exist ¿ may expect (with apologies to Chesterton) unexpected pleasure from this book if English metaphysical poetry, grooks, hyperlogical nonsense ...
3
Peeping Tom's Cabin:
Comic Verse, 1928-2008
The first light verse collection by the internationally recognized (and hilarious) master of the form.
4
Landale's Cautionary Tales:
Comic Verse for the 21st Century
Meet Gloria, a young shopaholic who learns the value of money the hard way (Moral: "If you shop until you drop / One day the trust fund will stop"); or Jonathan, who picks more than his nose (Moral: "Orificial exploration / Is but good in ...
5
The Puffin Book of Nonsense
Verse
Bathed in Irish Stew? Quentin Blake is one of the best loved of children’s illustrators. In this brilliant book he has selected and illustrated his favourite comic verse, making it pure entertainment for nonsense-lovers of all ages.
6
Comic Verse for Men and Curious Women
Comic verse by poet, award winning mime artist and former TV presenter, Jason Maverick delves into the surreal and absurd, and squeezes humour out of the ordinary until the pips squeak.
7
The Coloured Lands: Fairy Stories,
Comic Verse and Fantastic ...
Enter into one of the twentieth century's liveliest and most articulate minds with this long-unavailable book of delights.
8
A Choice of
Comic and Curious
Verse
This anthology includes the best of three collections of comic and curious verse which first appeared with enormous success in the 1950s.
9
Oxf Book Of
Comic Verse:
This collection undoubtedly contains matter of great historical interest, but the emphasis throughout is firmly on enjoyment.
10
The Cambridge Companion to W. H. Auden
... 8 Auden's light and serio-comic verse.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMIC VERSE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
comic verse is used in the context of the following news items.
Crowds come out for Caerleon Festival
“We had around 100 to 150 people turn out to see Pieces of Mind play at the Bell Inn and the Comic Verse has over 100 people here. «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
Who Will Be the First Gay Superhero in the Movies?
Marvel is really pushing her in the comic verse so far as I can tell and the fans I talk to seem to like her. She is Asian-American and after the ... «io9, Jul 15»
All of the All-New, All-Different Spider-Comics Revealed!
Rounding out the female cast of the Spider-Comic Verse, is Jessica Drew in Spider-Woman #1. If you didn't notice immediately, Jessica will join ... «Whatever A Spider Can, Jun 15»
The Twenty Ten Club
What a treat we had at our June meeting when Geoff Hutchinson, a local historian, came to give us a talk called “History in Comic Verse” Geoff, ... «Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, Jun 15»
Turning Pages: Prize for humour writing takes funny books seriously
Here is an enormously wide range of funniness, which shows how far we have spread our wings since the days of comic verse pioneered by ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
A history of Brendan Behan in 20 quotations
But blasphemy is the comic verse of belief. I enjoy smoking expensive cigars made in Cuba by Castro. You can feel radical and bourgeois at ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
Youngsters scoop awards at festival
The youngsters triumphed at the Robertshaw Festival in Bingley in categories including comic verse, Bible reading and duologue. «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Mar 15»
Richard Dawkins to feature on Finnish metal band Nightwish's new …
“I call that comic verse. I don't know why the Independent keeps picking up these ridiculous things.” It's impossible to tell if Dawkins is unaware ... «New Statesman, Feb 15»
The Downside of The Avengers adopting Spider-Man
If they immediately jump to Morales, the general public who dont understand the comic verse or the legal sitch within the studios will likely think ... «Flickering Myth, Feb 15»
Minibus overturns and power cables down in crash
2pm Public swim; 2pm All Wales Comic Verse Competition Live Performance Final 2015; 2:30pm Learn Karate; 4:30pm Sunday Church ... «South Wales Argus, Feb 15»
