The Scroobious Pip
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"The Scroobious Pip" is a nonsense verse poem left unfinished by Edward Lear at the time of his death in 1888.
Premise
[edit | edit source]The poem tells of a fanciful animal of unknown taxonomy known only as "the Scroobious Pip" and the fruitless attempts of the other animals of the world to classify it.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1872, Lear began work on "The Scroobious Pip", but it was unfinished by the time of his death.[1]
In 1935, the poem, which had not been previously published, was released as a collectors' edition, of which 950 copies were printed.[1]
In 1968, the poem was completed by American poet Ogden Nash, who had been asked to finish the work.[1] His contributions were accompanied by illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert and printed together in a large elephant folio format.
Harvard University Press published Teapots And Quails, a small book of Lear's poetry that includes "The Scroobious Pip".
Influence and legacy
[edit | edit source]The poem's title was adopted as the stage name of a UK hip hop performance artist, Scroobius Pip, who is one half of the duo Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip.[2]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Full text of "The Scroobious Pip" at nonsenselit.org
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