Why people recommend it
The Stuffed Owl is an anthology of deliberately bad, pretentious, or unintentionally hilarious bad verse edited by D. B. Wyndham Lewis and Charles Lee. During an episode of The Book Review podcast titled The Invention of the Index, which aired on July 18, 2024, guest Dennis Duncan spoke about the history and utility of indexes in literature. To illustrate his points about creative and entertaining non-narrative elements in publishing, Dennis Duncan brought up a really good example from 1929 found within The Stuffed Owl, which he described as an early twentieth-century poetry anthology. The mention highlighted the enduring curiosity surrounding quirky historical texts and how specialized anthologies can delight readers through unexpected editorial choices. Listeners heard how historical books utilized indexes and compilation strategies in ways that continue to amuse contemporary scholars and literature enthusiasts exploring the eccentric corners of publishing history through the podcast.
Who recommended it
- Dennis Duncan Recommended
Dennis Duncan — 1 mention
“there's a really good one from 19 29 it's it's from a book called The Stuffed owl which is a poetry anthology early 20th century poetry anthology”