| Field of Nonsense Contributor(s): Sewell, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1628971290 ISBN-13: 9781628971293 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 827.809 |
| Series: Scholarly |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.60 lbs) 197 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This magnificent and witty study by an unrecognized innovator seeks to define and explore the nature of "nonsense" in literature. Relying mainly on readings of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, Elizabeth Sewell not only sets out plausible boundaries for what or does not constitutes gibberish, but elucidates just how much of what is considered "sensible" writing must rely on nonsense for its power. Comparable only to the greatest works of Viktor Shklovsky, The Field of Nonsense is a masterpiece of American literary criticism. |