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Mr. Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense

Jenny Uglow

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Description:A sparkling biography of the poet and artist Edward Lear by the award-winning biographer Jenny UglowWe know Edward Lear as a genius of nonsense, full of shocks and surprises, and as a poet of strange loves--"The Owl and the Pussy-Cat," "The Dong with a Luminous Nose." We may know him, too, for his paintings of parrots and owls, or for his luminous landscapes. But do we know that he taught Queen Victoria to draw, traveled alone across the wild Albanian mountains, and waded through muddy fields with Tennyson?Lear lived all his life on the borders of rules and structures, of disciplines and desires. Children adored him and adults loved him, yet somehow he was always alone. In this beautiful volume, a fresh and joyful appreciation by the award-winning and compulsively readable Jenny Uglow, we follow Lear from his troubled childhood to his striving as an artist, tracking his swooping moods, passionate friendships, and restless travels. And, as we travel with him, his "nonsenses" are elegantly unpicked--without losing any of their fun.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mr. Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense. To get started finding Mr. Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A sparkling biography of the poet and artist Edward Lear by the award-winning biographer Jenny UglowWe know Edward Lear as a genius of nonsense, full of shocks and surprises, and as a poet of strange loves--"The Owl and the Pussy-Cat," "The Dong with a Luminous Nose." We may know him, too, for his paintings of parrots and owls, or for his luminous landscapes. But do we know that he taught Queen Victoria to draw, traveled alone across the wild Albanian mountains, and waded through muddy fields with Tennyson?Lear lived all his life on the borders of rules and structures, of disciplines and desires. Children adored him and adults loved him, yet somehow he was always alone. In this beautiful volume, a fresh and joyful appreciation by the award-winning and compulsively readable Jenny Uglow, we follow Lear from his troubled childhood to his striving as an artist, tracking his swooping moods, passionate friendships, and restless travels. And, as we travel with him, his "nonsenses" are elegantly unpicked--without losing any of their fun.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mr. Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense. To get started finding Mr. Lear: A Life of Art and Nonsense, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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