The lore and language of schoolchildren
Opie, Iona, 1923-20172001
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This text is a pathbreaking work of scholarship that is also an enduring work of literature. It is a unique insight into the world of children, seeking out the rules and rites contained in their world. First published in 1959, Iona and Peter Opie's The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren is a pathbreaking work of scholarship that is also a splendid and enduring work of literature. Going outside the nursery, with its assortment of parent-approved entertainments, to observe and investigate the day-to-day creative intelligence and activities of children, the Opies bring to life the rites and rhymes, jokes and jeers, laws, games, and secret spells of what has been called "the greatest of savage tribes, and the only one which shows no signs of dying out."
Main title:
The lore and language of schoolchildren / Iona and Peter Opie.
Author:
Edition:
[New] ed. / introduction by Marina Warner.
Imprint:
New York : New York Review ; London : Bloomsbury [distributor], 2001.
Collation:
xxxvii, 417p. : maps ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Previous ed.: London: Clarendon, 1959.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780940322691 (pbk)
Dewey class:
398.0830941398.083 OPI
LC class:
GR475
Language:
English
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BRN:
378100