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Paula Rego Nursery Rhymes

Paula Rego Nursery Rhymes

by Marina Warner (Author)

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    Hardcover 1994

    $11.27
Synopsis

The bold, distinctive style of Paula Regos paintings have an unusually large and enthusiastic following. Available again, Paula Rego's Anthology of traditional nursery rhymes features around 20 well- known tales, illustrated by her sometimes disturbing, but always arresting engravings. These wonderfully comic and rich illustrations turn classic nursery rhymes into colourful stories about folly and delusion, cruelty, convention and sex.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 70
 Edition: First Edition Thus.
 Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 17 Oct 1994
ISBN 10: 0500016496
ISBN 13: 9780500016497
Book Overview: Paula Rego's anthology of traditional nursery rhymes, illustrated by her arresting engravings

Media Reviews
'A beautifully produced book ... it is to be kept and treasured' - Evening Standard
'In characteristic style, Ms Rego has turned these surreal squibs and childish chants into something mysterious and alarming ... Paula Rego and Marina Warner provide a new filter through which to view their childish subject matter' - Independent
'A handsome volume, more art book than picture book' - Times Educational Supplement
Author Bio
Marina Warner is a writer of fiction, criticism and history; her works include novels and short stories as well as studies of myths, symbols, and fairytales. She is currently Professor of English and Creative Writing at Birkbeck College and President of the Royal Society of Literature.