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Title: The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
Condition: New
ISBN-10: 0198600887
EAN: 9780198600886
ISBN: 9780198600886
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardback
Type: Hardback
Release Date: 30/10/1997
Description: This classic dictionary brings together over 500 nursery rhymes, songs, nonsense jingles, lullabies, and rhyming alphabets traditionally handed on to young children. All the items have been arranged alphabetically, from `A was an apple-pie' to `Yankee Doodle came to town' and include such favourites as `A frog he would a-wooing go', `Baa, baa, black sheep', `Dance to your daddy', `Jack and Jill', and `Old Mother Hubbard'. With each item comes a unique set of historical and bibliographical notes that record the earliest known publication of each piece, describe the circumstances of its origin, illustrate changes in wording over time, and indicate variations and parallels in other languages. In a detailed and fascinating introduction, the editors describe the different types of rhyme, the earliest published collections, theories of origins, and such questions as whether or not individual rhymes originally portrayed real people and who was Mother Goose. Complementing the rhymes are nearly a hundred illustrations, including reproductions of early appearances in ballad sheets and music books, which show the development of nursery rhyme illustrations over the last two centuries. For this revised edition, the notes have been updated and extended in the light of recent scholarship, providing an unrivalled wealth of literary and bibliographical information. There is also a new essay on the singing tradition of nursery rhymes by Cecily Raysor Hancock, making The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes an indispensable source of reference for scholars and book collectors, and a volume to be treasured by parents and children alike. 'No reader's imagination could fail to be enriched by this book' - Sunday Times 'The classic on the subject' - Daily Telegraph
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 224mm
Item Length: 144mm
Item Width: 38mm
Item Weight: 803g
Contributor: Peter Opie (Edited by), Iona Opie (Edited by)
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Language & Reference, Children's Learning & Education, Early Years & Primary Education
Author: Peter Opie
Release Year: 1997

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