Pop Goes the Weasel - The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes

Informationen zum Autor When not engaged in research, Albert Jack lives somewhere between Guildford and Cape Town, where he divides his time between fast living and slow horses, neat vodka and untidy pubs. Klappentext When not engaged in research, Albert Jack lives somewhere between Guildford and Cape Town, where he divides his time between fast living and slow horses, neat vodka and untidy pubs. Zusammenfassung Who were Mary Quite Contrary and Georgie Porgie? How could Hey Diddle Diddle offer an essential astronomy lesson? And if Ring a Ring a Roses isn't about catching the plague, then what is it really about? This title explores the strange histories behind the nursery rhymes we thought we knew, showing that their real meanings are far from innocent.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Albert Jack, Jack Albert
• Verlag: Penguin Books Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 07.10.2010
• EAN: 9780141030982
• ISBN: 978-0-14-103098-2
• Seiten: 320
• Abmessung: 130 mm x 197 mm x 19 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Comic, Cartoon, Humor, Satire; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Sociology: customs & traditions, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Folklore, myths & legends, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Social and cultural history, Historical & comparative linguistics, Folklore, myths and legends, Cultural studies: customs and traditions, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Historical and comparative linguistics