Robert Alden Rubin
Auteur van Poetry Out Loud
Werken van Robert Alden Rubin
Going to hell in a hen basket : an illustrated dictionary of modern malapropisms (2015) 18 exemplaren
Poetry Out Loud 2 exemplaren
On the beaten track: an Appalachian pilgrimage 1 exemplaar
Poetry to Read Out Loud 1 exemplaar
On the Beaten Path 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Rubin, Robert Alden
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Rhymin' Worm
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Sykesville, Maryland, USA
- Opleiding
- Hollins Colege (MS|Creative Writing)
University of North Carolina (PhD|Engilsh Literature) - Beroepen
- journalist
engilsh instructor (Merideth College)
editor (Algonquin Books) - Relaties
- Rubin, Catherine (wife)
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Poetry Out Loud door Robert Rubin
Great collection of poetry with annotations
Subtitle: An Illustrated Dictionary of Modern Malapropisms
A thorough non-academic dictionary of malapropisms and eggcorns. (An eggcorn is a malapropism that have a sort of semantic logic, like feeble position.)
The book isn't meant to poke fun at the people who might have written a malapropism, but to serve as a reference of sorts, for those who love language and the different ways it can be shaped, especially accidentally.
Entries are alphabetical, include known variants, possible theories as to how they came to be, examples, and dated citations of sightings on the web.
Lightly amusing and a celebration of the funny side of English, I had a good giggle paging through the entries.… (meer)
A thorough non-academic dictionary of malapropisms and eggcorns. (An eggcorn is a malapropism that have a sort of semantic logic, like feeble position.)
The book isn't meant to poke fun at the people who might have written a malapropism, but to serve as a reference of sorts, for those who love language and the different ways it can be shaped, especially accidentally.
Entries are alphabetical, include known variants, possible theories as to how they came to be, examples, and dated citations of sightings on the web.
Lightly amusing and a celebration of the funny side of English, I had a good giggle paging through the entries.… (meer)
Meh. Rubin's taste and mine don't mesh. These poems aren't, actually, very easy to read aloud effectively, and insufficient guidance is given. I do want to write more clerihews (I'd forgotten about that form). I did like The Heaven of Animals" by James Dickey and do want to read more by him."
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- 375
- Populariteit
- #64,333
- Waardering
- 3.9
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- ISBNs
- 11