The Stuffed Owl

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The Stuffed Owl is a celebrated anthology of bad verse, humorously collecting and critiquing some of the most notoriously poor poetry in the English language.

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instanceOf book
poetry anthology
author Charles Lee NERFINISHED
D. B. Wyndham Lewis NERFINISHED
centuryOfPublication 20th century
compiler Charles Lee NERFINISHED
D. B. Wyndham Lewis NERFINISHED
containsWorkType critical notes
poems
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception admired for its wit
cult classic
focusesOn bad verse
comic verse
genre humor
poetry criticism
hasForm hardcover book
hasTheme aesthetic failure in poetry
comic appreciation of bad art
literary taste
hasTitle The Stuffed Owl NERFINISHED
intendedAudience general readers
students of literature
isAbout English-language poetry
examples of unsuccessful poetic effects
poetic style and diction
language English
literarySignificance classic anthology of bad verse in English
mediaType print
notableFor anthologizing bad poetry
humorous critical commentary on verse
influence on later discussions of bad poetry
publicationYear 1930
publisher J. M. Dent & Sons NERFINISHED
subjectMatter notoriously poor poetry
timePeriodCovered 18th century poetry
19th century poetry
early 20th century poetry
titleLanguage English
tone humorous
satirical

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D. B. Wyndham-Lewis notableWork The Stuffed Owl