The centenary edition peter owen modern classic mervyn peake on. Inlcudes information on mervyn peakes career as an illustrator, artist, poet. From the macabre to the brilliantly offbeat, mervyn peakes nonsense verse can, like marzipan, be enjoyed by young and old alike. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the gormenghast books, though the titus books would be more accurate. Get serious, read this book of amazing verse to soon realise how relative the word nonsense is. Mervyn laurence peake 9 july 1911 17 november 1968 was an english writer, artist, poet. Captain slaughterboard exhibition the illustrations for captain slaughterboard are to be exhibited at the kunstmuseum in luzern. The three works were part of what peake conceived as a lengthy cycle, the completion of which was prevented by his death. Mervyn laurence peake was an english modernist writer, artist, poet and illustrator. The mervyn peake awards are a celebration of the talents of people with parkinsons. Sebastian peake worked with parkinsons uk to set up an annual creative arts competition for people with parkinsons, the condition which, of course, affected his fathers life so tragically. His first book, a slim volume of nonsense verse, out of the blue from nowhere, was published by dennis dobson in 1976 i am the proud owner of one of these. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the gormenghast books. Mervyn peake artist, illustrator of alice in wonderland and.
A collection of illustrated nonsensical poems from the celebrate. Published on dec 12, 2017 here is a poem from mervyn peake s book of nonsense which i have set to music. Gareth murphys powerful performance at the blue elephant theatre in camberwell, is an absolute must for any mervyn peake fans. He has also written a book for children, captain slaughterboard drops anchor and several. Subthink theyre going to try it on us soon, the article began, continuing. Nonsense, wrote mervyn peake, can take you by the hand and lead you. Stephen foote has collaborated with christian peake and produced the most informative book about mervyn peakes life on sark. Mervyn laurence peake 9 july 1911 17 november 1968 was an english writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. Throughout his life mervyn peake wrote nonsense verse he once said nonsense is not the opposite of sense, nonsense is not the opposite of anything and in this book he used his considerable painterly skills to illustrate these poems. Buy a book of nonsense the centenary edition third by mervyn peake, benjamin zephaniah, sebastian peake isbn. Going by mervyn peake s wife, maeve gilmore, in her brief introduction, mervyn peake was inspired to write a book of nonsense after reading an article in the news chronicle of sept. I was looking for something else on the library shelf and suddenly our eyes met, from across the.