Beginnings
This chapter is concerned with Lear’s beginnings, both the beginnings of his poetry (how he came to write it, why, and for whom) and his interest in beginnings of other kinds: family histories, childhood, children’s language (and the forms of children’s poetry, such as the limerick), and the origins of rhyme. It concludes with an extended close reading of “The Pobble Who Has No Toes”.
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1969 ◽
Vol 08
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pp. 07-11
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2016 ◽
Vol 9
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pp. 65-82
2018 ◽
Vol 11
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pp. 132-146