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 Spaniard in the Works, A - John Lennon
Description: ISBN 071266615X / Author: John Lennon / Genre: Music / Humorous poems and prose accompanied by the authors own illustrations. Newest Review: ... more entertaining than in chaotic linguistic trips like 'The Faulty Bagnose', steeped in Lewis Carroll and the ... more  ... Lord's Prayer as it is, is virtually meaningless! His messy fusion of words is great, a continual flow of neologisms jumping at you off the page. Trust me, lines like "I find it recornered in my nosebook that it was a dokey and winnie dave towart the end of Marge..." make a lot more sense in context. Obviously, these ditties and doodles are reminiscent of original nonsense poet Edward Lear, but the Beatle also manages to spoof Arthur Conan Doyle, columnists, letter pages and politics. There is sadly also ...more |
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Spaniard in the Works, A - John Lennon: A Scouser Writ The Words (383 words)
by beedubblyer - written on 31/05/01 (Very useful, 139 readings)
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After the success of 'In His Own Write', John Lennon's authorial debut, he managed a second book of nonsense poetry, offbeat prose, and twisted cartoonry - 'A Spaniard In The Works'. Thankfully he was a gifted, humorous writer, and both books contain bizarre literary gems. In 'A Spaniard...' many of the best pieces are twisted children's tales - 'The Fat Budgie' or 'The Wumberlog (Or The Magic Dog)'. It's here that he reins in his more experimental word-play, and the results are far more entertaining than in chaotic linguistic trips like 'The Faulty Bagnose', steeped in Lewis Carroll and the ...
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