Field of Nonsense

by Elizabeth Sewell

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628971290
• ISBN13: 9781628971293
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher