Edward Lear

Edward Lear
Lukisan Edward Lear karya Wilhelm Marstrand
Lahir	(1812-05-12)12 Mei 1812 Holloway, London, Inggris
Meninggal	29 Januari 1888(1888-01-29) (umur 75) Sanremo, Italia
Pekerjaan	Penyair, Seniman, Ilustrator, Penulis

Edward Lear (12 Mei 1812 – 29 Januari 1888) adalah seorang penyair, penulis, ilustrator, dan seniman berkebangsaan Inggris.^[1]

Karya sastra

Puisi

Beberapa puisi yang ditulis selama hidupnya antara lain:

1. Oh dear! How disgusting is life!^[2]
2. The Jumblies^[3]
3. The Owl And The Pussy-Cat^[2][3]
4. The Table And The Chair^[3]
5. The Two Old Bachelors^[3]
6. There Was An Old Person Of Nice^[3]
7. How pleasant to know Mr. Lear^[3]
8. The Akond of Swat^[3]
9. The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo^[3]
10. The Dong with a Luminous Nose^[3]
11. The Pobble Who Has No Toes^[3]
12. There was a Young Lady Whose Eyes^[3]
13. There Was an Old Lady Whose Folly^[3]
14. There Was an Old Man in a Tree^[3]
15. There was an Old Man of Calcutta^[3]
16. There was an Old Man of New York^[3]
17. There was an old man of Thermopylж^[3]
18. There was an old man on the Border^[3]
19. There Was an Old Man with a Beard^[3]

Referensi

1. "Edward Lear (English painter and writer)". Encyclopedia Britannica. Diakses tanggal 2010-05-20. 
2. Philip, Neil. 2005. Best-Loved Poems. Britania Raya, Little Brown.
3. "Arthur Hugh Cloud Poems and Poetry". Famous Poets and Poems. Diakses tanggal 2010-05-20.