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Louis Untermeyer was the author, editor or compiler, and translator of more than one hundred books for readers of all ages. He will be best remembered as the prolific anthologist whose collections have introduced students to contemporary American poetry since The son of an established New York jeweler, Untermeyer's interest in poetry led to friendships with poets from three generations, incl Louis Untermeyer was the author, editor or compiler, and translator of more than one hundred books for readers of all ages.
The son of an established New York jeweler, Untermeyer's interest in poetry led to friendships with poets from three generations, including many of the century's major writers. His tastes were eclectic. Martin Weil related in the Washington Post that Untermeyer once "described himself as 'a bone collector' with 'the mind of a magpie. Untermeyer developed his taste for literature while still a child.
His mother had read aloud to him from a variety of sources, including the epic poems "Paul Revere's Ride" and "Hiawatha. The Recollections of Louis Untermeyer. When he learned to read for himself, he was particularly impressed by books such as Alfred Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King and Dante's Inferno. Gustave Dore's illustrations in these books captivated him and encouraged his imagination toward fantasy. Almost fifty years later, Untermeyer published several volumes of retold French fairy tales, all illustrated by the famous French artist. In addition to children's books and anthologies, Untermeyer published collections of his own poetry.
He began to compose light verse and parodies during his teen years after dropping out of school to join his father's business. With financial help from his father, he published First Love in Sentiments of social protest expressed in the volume Challenge received disapproval from anti-communist groups forty years later; as a result of suspicion, Untermeyer lost his seat on the "What's My Line" game show panel to publisher Bennett Cerf. During the s, he found himself "instinctively, if incongruously, allied with the protesting young," he wrote in the New York Times.
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Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a product review. Most helpful customer reviews on Amazon. Containing lots and lots of limericks, along with a vast amount of trivia, facts, stories and tales, this book will provide enjoyment for any adult who appreciates humorous tales, fun facts, and bawdy limericks. There are even a few clean limericks thrown in, for good measure!
It provided me with many chuckles, and enlightened me to some interesting facts I had not been aware of previously. If you like limericks and enjoy laughing at the humorous side of human sexuality, you will enjoy this book.
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