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Maeve Gilmore writes "Shapes and Sounds was the first book of poems published by my husband Mervyn Peake. It appeared in 1941 [Chatto & Windus], and when the Village Press expressed the wish to re-publish it, I was immeasurably happy. It is strange to think that when these poems appeared, Titus Groan and Gormenghast were buried in a nebulous future.
A must-have for fans of the Gormenghast books, this anthology constitutes a chapter in the life of Titus Groan that unfolds beyond the pages of the author's monumental trilogy. Disturbingly atmospheric, these stories are told with the force and simplicity of allegory. This special volume includes rare stories as well as some never-before-seen illustrations.
This fills an important gap in the canon of Peake's works in print. Although written after the Second World War, the poem uses it for its theme. While its central characters, the sailor and the child are symbolic, this was not consciously planned. Peake said of the poem that ""it shows man's continuing hopefulness in adversity.
"This collection of writings and drawings by Mervyn Peake has been assembled by his widow, the painter Maeve Gilmore. It includes poems and other pieces written over a period of some thirty-five years." "Poet, novelist, painter and illustrator, Mervyn Peake was attracted by the absurdities in human behaviour, seeing the propinquity between men and women, between humans and animalsor even natural objects. Words were shapes and sounds to him and by blending his strong visual sense with his love of the ridiculous he brought a magical quality to his writing, delightfully evident in this anthology."--BOOK JACKET.
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Strange and wonderful - Sunday Times Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy ranks amongst the most haunting works of twentieth-century literature, yet is was just one facet of his wide-ranging creativity. Peake's Progress includes sketches for the Titus books, short stories, love poetry, nonsense poetry, The Rhyme of the Flying Bomb , a satirical drama, and a radio version of his novel Mr Pye . Caricatures, far darker drawings, stage designs and marvellous illustrations for Treasure Island and The Hunting of the Snark reveal his equal talent for the visual arts. Peake was a true original, by turn witty, whimsical, nostalgic, grotesque, savage and disquieting. For me, Peake is the presiding English genius of the 1940s...[his] art throve in the abnormal, heightened sensibility of the war - Duncan Fallowell, Independent Cover Illustration: Mervyn Peake
Published to coincide with the celebration of this beloved poet's centenary, this volume contains all the poems and illustrations previously published in Mervyn Peake's much-loved Book of Nonsense in addition to 40 unpublished works discovered in manuscripts and various uncollected sources. Accompanied by newfound drawings by Peake as well as the nonsense verses from his novels, this record will delight his fans and win over new ones.