Edward Lear's Feelings: Disgust

This programme explores appetite, desire, and disgust in Lear. It studies a range of limericks alongside his diaries and letters, and considers how the author's disgust at his own mental and physical torments finds its way into his work.
Date Published: 15 February 2019
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Contributors: Jasmine Jagger, Matthew Bevis
In Collection(s): Edward Lear
Keywords: limerick, suffering, disgust, appetite
Cite: Edward Lear's Feelings: Disgust by Edward Lear at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/edward-lears-feelings-disgust. Published on 15 February 2019. Accessed on 13 May 2026.
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