Specimens Macaronic Poetry (58 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. GOOD; NO JACKET; xxiii, 56 pp. Former Library Book. Text clean and unmarked except for usual library treatments. Marbled endpapers. Pages slightly yellowed. Green textured cloth boards half-bound in black leather, lettered in gilt at spine. Boards lightly soiled, edges and corners rubbed. Hinges cracked, but holding, binding overall firm.…

56 pp. 8vo. Marbled boards with quarter leather spine. First edition. Very good; tight and sound. Relevant contemporary newspaper clippings are neatly mounted on the endpapers.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[2]; xxiii; [1]; 56. Contemporary paper covered boards, green quarter cloth, paper title label to spine. Some slight spotting and occasional annotation within. Binding a little shaken. Binding rather worn. Very good.…

Hardcover. First Edition. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. An early study of anagrams and related forms of literary wordplay by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, later a prominent bibliographer, editor, and authority on indexing. Wheatley traces the history of the anagram from antiquity through the nineteenth century, preceded by an extensive survey of other verbal and typographical curiosities including macaronic poetry, punning mottoes, echo and shaped verse, alliteration, acrostics, lipograms, chronograms, logograms, palindromes, and bouts-rimés. The volume concludes with appendices and a substantial bibliography of works relating to anagrams. Printed for the author by Stephen Austin of Hertford. Small 8vo. vi, [2], 186pp. Title page printed in red and black. Contemporary three-quarter dark green morocco over marbled boards, spine gilt with raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers. Good. Binding generally rubbed and scuffed, heavier at the extremities, with the upper hinge starting. Interior bright, clean, and fine.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book, written by the author in the sixteenth century, explores the intriguing and humorous world of Macaronic poetry. A clever literary concoction, these poems combine aspects of Latin and vernacular languages, creating a unique hybrid form. The author delves into the origins of Macaronic poetry, tracing its evolution from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. They analyze the works of notable Macaronic poets, such as Merlin Cocaie, Teofilo Folengo, and George Buchanan, examining how they blended the sacred and the profane, the scholarly and the vulgar. Moreover, the author investigates the underlying themes and ideas that permeate Macaronic poetry, such as satire, parody, and linguistic playfulness. By providing ample examples and detailed explications, this book offers a comprehensive understanding of this fascinating genre, showcasing its literary significance and enduring appeal. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

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