Humor buffs and poetry lovers will laugh out loud with this captivating
collection of more than 350 limericks. A limerick is a five-line rhyming
poem with a bouncy rhythm, and common varieties include geographical and
bawdy limericks as well as tongue twisters and creative misspellings.
Limerick legends Morris Bishop, Edward Lear, and Carolyn Wells are
featured, as are renowned political figures, poets, and writers such as
Lewis Carroll, Robert Frost, James Joyce, Mark Twain, and Woodrow
Wilson. With selections from the Elizabethan era, classics from the
golden age, and contemporary verse, this irresistible, rib-tickling
anthology has something for everyone.
"The selected limericks include many clever and witty examples. . . . I
enjoyed reading this collection tremendously. . . . Most were clever and
fun. If you're a fan of the form, this book is definitely worth reading.
And it's part of the Dover Thrift Edition collection, so no doubt you
can pick it up for a song." -- The Introverted Yogi
"An educational and useful ode to the perennial humble limerick. . . .
This is not just a great anthology of limericks by famous poets. It's
also a well written introduction and deconstruction of the form;
explaining the form and function of the stanzas, each line, and some
background history. I have been a lifelong lover of the lowly limerick
and enjoyed this collection very much." -- Nonstop Reader
"Who the heck needs an anthology of limericks anyway? Countless millions
have been written since Hickory Dickory appeared in 1744, swiftly
followed by his siblings the various Old Men and Young Women of every
town in the land. So THE anthology would likely require a fork lift
truck to place it upon our bedside tables. But wait! 'Anthology' to the
Greeks meant a collection of flowers ... and in this slim volume, 'tis
only the sweetest of blooms that have been cut and arranged for our
pleasure." -- Doug Harris, the world's leading collector of limerick
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