The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes by Iona Opie

The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes by Iona Opie

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A detailed reference book to the histories of more than 500 rhymes and songs, with their parallels, first appearances, origins, and variations. The Opies are unrivalled as authorities on the folklore of childhood.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes by Iona Opie

A detailed reference book to the histories of more than 500 rhymes and songs, with their parallels, first appearances, origins, and variations. The Opies are unrivalled as authorities on the folklore of childhood.
Iona Opie has dedicated her life to collecting and preserving children's rhymes as an art form. I suppose my message in life is 'Nursery rhymes are good for you.' And the sooner you start, the better. I always have one myself every morning. I just open a nursery rhyme book at random. This morning I read:
Taffy was born on a
moonshiney night.

His head in a pipskin,
his heels upright.

You see, if you acquire a nursery rhyme-ical attitude, you're not at all put out by life's little bumps and bruises--they just seem funny and entirely normal.


Rosemary Wells says, We live in a time when our language is shrinking. Mother Goose, which represents our language at its most innocent, playful, and profound, is in danger of disappearing completely. Rhymes that have been repeated and refined for forty generations are no longer being taught to children. It is a great honor to work with Iona Opie with the hope of preserving these rhymes for many generations more. Rosemary wells lives in New York.

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ISBN 13 9780198691112
ISBN 10 0198691114
Titel The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes
Autor Iona Opie
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr 1963-03-01
Seitenanzahl 496
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