The Faber Book Of Comic Verse
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Laughter has long been the secret weapon of English poetry, and The Faber Book of Comic Verse stands as one of the most celebrated anthologies of humorous verse ever assembled. Edited by Michael Roberts, with a supplementary selection chosen by Janet Adam Smith, this definitive collection gathers the wittiest, most irreverent, and most brilliantly crafted comic poems in the English language — from bawdy medieval ballads to sharp Augustan satire and beyond. Roberts brings a scholar's rigour and a connoisseur's delight to the selection, presenting verse that chronicles the full comic spectrum: from gentle whimsy and absurdist wordplay to cutting social satire. The anthology illustrates how comedy in poetry is never merely decorative — it is often the sharpest instrument for truth. Published under the esteemed Faber and Faber imprint, this volume sits proudly in a tradition that shaped modern literary taste, and its pages leave the reader wondering whether the comic muse might, in fact, be the most honest of them all.
Author: Michael Roberts
Format: Hardback
Published: 1942, Faber and Faber Ltd
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Laughter has long been the secret weapon of English poetry, and The Faber Book of Comic Verse stands as one of the most celebrated anthologies of humorous verse ever assembled. Edited by Michael Roberts, with a supplementary selection chosen by Janet Adam Smith, this definitive collection gathers the wittiest, most irreverent, and most brilliantly crafted comic poems in the English language — from bawdy medieval ballads to sharp Augustan satire and beyond. Roberts brings a scholar's rigour and a connoisseur's delight to the selection, presenting verse that chronicles the full comic spectrum: from gentle whimsy and absurdist wordplay to cutting social satire. The anthology illustrates how comedy in poetry is never merely decorative — it is often the sharpest instrument for truth. Published under the esteemed Faber and Faber imprint, this volume sits proudly in a tradition that shaped modern literary taste, and its pages leave the reader wondering whether the comic muse might, in fact, be the most honest of them all.