Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This is a collection of several hundred ridiculous rhymes in imitation of known authors and their works. It includes parodies of Thomas Moore, Rudyard Kipling, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson and William Shakespeare, among others.
- Extent:
- 476 Items
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Parodies, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
A parody (also called a spoof, send-up, take-off, or lampoon) is a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work—its subject, author, style, or some other target—by means of satiric or ironic imitation. This collection includes literary parodies of works by authors including Thomas Moore, Rudyard Kipling, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson and William Shakespeare. No attempt has been made to research or verify name forms, titles, or authorship for this preliminary listing.
- Scope and Content:
This is a collection of several hundred ridiculous rhymes in imitation of known authors and their works. It includes parodies of Thomas Moore, Rudyard Kipling, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson and William Shakespeare, among others. This is a first listing of a collection underwritten by George Ball and received at Lilly Library during the school year 1955-1956. No attempt has been made to research or verify name forms, titles, or authorship for this preliminary listing. It is only a primitive finding aid for the user and a record of the collector's notes taken from his envelopes which had to be removed from the materials.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 1956
- Custodial history:
The collection was underwritten by George Ball and received at Lilly Library during the school year 1955-1956
- Arrangement:
The parodies are arranged alphabetically by author parodied.
On the envelopes, red entries reflect what appear to be the collector's indications of the author and/or the work being parodied. Red asterisks indicate that a copy of all or part of the work apparently being parodied is included. Black entries reflect what appear to be titles, first lines, and authors of parodies; black entries in quotation marks appear to be first lines of parodies.
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Parodies.
Poetry --Collections. - Names:
- Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 --Parodies, imitations, etc.
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 --Parodies, imitations, etc.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 --Parodies, imitations, etc.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 --Parodies, imitations, etc.
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 --Parodies, imitations, etc.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Parodies, imitations, etc.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Parodies, Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu