The Laurelude

A book in three sections: The Laurelude, a blank verse myth about Ulverston's Idiot Boy, Stan Laurel; Othermoor, a cubist version of the North; and The Madmen of Elgin squashing both Lost Boys and Solitary Reapers into Middle Scots verse forms for a pre-millennial song-and-dance. Poetry Book Society Recommendation.

Summary

A book in three sections: The Laurelude, a blank verse myth about Ulverston's Idiot Boy, Stan Laurel; Othermoor, a cubist version of the North; and The Madmen of Elgin squashing both Lost Boys and Solitary Reapers into Middle Scots verse forms for a pre-millennial song-and-dance. Poetry Book Society Recommendation.

Product details

• Authors: W N Herbert, W. N. Herbert
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.1998
• EAN: 9781852244644
• ISBN: 978-1-85224-464-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 216 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies