The book is divided into several parts: the historical uses of the
limerick, concentrating on the American frontier and on World War
II; limericks assembled from the files of the Society of the Fifth
Line, and organization of scholars whose job it is to produce an
original verse for each meeting of the membership; samples of the
classic limerick form, some original, some contributed, some culled
from published and unpublished collections; and an assortment of
limericks that reflect the limerick's role as a mirror of social
change. In the arrangement of the material, Billington could not
resist "inflict[ing] my academic standards in an area where art
should reign, using chapter headings, explanations, some variant
readings, and such footnotes as needed to make the page
unattractive."
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
July 2008 |
| First published: |
April 1981 |
| Authors: |
Ray Allen Billington
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
128 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-33304-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Humour >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-393-33304-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780393333046 |
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