The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

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The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

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The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear

Visions in Poetry is an innovative and award-winning series of classic poems re-interpreted for today's readers by outstanding contemporary artists in distinctively beautiful editions.

The sixth Visions in Poetry book is The Owl and the Pussycat, a nonsense poem by Edward Lear, brilliantly illustrated by Stephane Jorisch. The artist's vision begins in a segregated world where different species never mix and everyone hides behind a mask. Against this backdrop an aristocratic owl from Owl Heights and a bohemian pussycat from the other side of the tracks find each other.

They escape society's disapproval by sailing in their pea green boat to ?the land where the bong-tree grows, ? a utopia of mismatched creatures living together, their masks doffed for good. Jorisch's playful and fantastic interpretation, inspired in part by Lear's own illustrations as well as the films of Fellini, the art of Miro and The Beatles' Yellow Submarine, is a celebration of love and an exhilarating journey that takes us beyond the quirky charm of this favorite poem.

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SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9781558584679
ISBN 10 1558584676
Titre The Owl and the Pussycat
Auteur Edward Lear
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur North-South Books (Nord-Sud Verlag AG)
Année de publication 1995-08-31
Nombre de pages 64
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
Note Non disponible