Fifty "Bab" Ballads: Much Sound And Little Sense
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: binding fragile. fep loose.
A cornerstone of Victorian comic verse, Fifty 'Bab' Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense presents a riotous collection of humorous poems that established W. S. Gilbert's reputation as a master of wit and wordplay long before his celebrated collaborations with Arthur Sullivan. Originally published in the pages of Fun magazine, these ballads chronicle the absurd misadventures of pompous admirals, hapless knights, scheming clergymen, and a wonderfully eccentric cast of characters rendered in Gilbert's signature style of gleeful irreverence. The tone throughout is wickedly satirical yet light-hearted, skewering Victorian social conventions and human vanity with a precision that is as sharp as it is entertaining. Each poem illustrates Gilbert's extraordinary gift for comic rhythm and internal rhyme, the same genius that would later animate the beloved operettas of the Savoy Theatre. This collection remains an indispensable treasure for admirers of Victorian humor and anyone who wishes to understand the literary roots of one of England's greatest comic minds.
Author: W. S. Gilbert
Format: Hardback
Published: 1884, George Routledge and Sons
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: binding fragile. fep loose.
A cornerstone of Victorian comic verse, Fifty 'Bab' Ballads: Much Sound and Little Sense presents a riotous collection of humorous poems that established W. S. Gilbert's reputation as a master of wit and wordplay long before his celebrated collaborations with Arthur Sullivan. Originally published in the pages of Fun magazine, these ballads chronicle the absurd misadventures of pompous admirals, hapless knights, scheming clergymen, and a wonderfully eccentric cast of characters rendered in Gilbert's signature style of gleeful irreverence. The tone throughout is wickedly satirical yet light-hearted, skewering Victorian social conventions and human vanity with a precision that is as sharp as it is entertaining. Each poem illustrates Gilbert's extraordinary gift for comic rhythm and internal rhyme, the same genius that would later animate the beloved operettas of the Savoy Theatre. This collection remains an indispensable treasure for admirers of Victorian humor and anyone who wishes to understand the literary roots of one of England's greatest comic minds.