Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleEdward Lear's Limericks: The Function of Children's Nonsense Poetry.AuthorsRieder, JohnAbstractFocuses on the function of nonsense poetry or limericks written by Edward Lear. Details on some of his limerick works; Features of the poetry; Its social context.SubjectsLIMERICKS; LEAR, Edward, 1812-1888; NONSENSE literature; CRITICISMPublicationChildren's Literature, 1998, Vol 26, p47ISSN0092-8208Publication typeArticleDOI10.1353/chl.0.0040