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“The Grammarian's Funeral” and the Erotics of Grammar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Zelda Boyd
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In the November 1888 issue of Modern Language Notes, there is an item entitled, appropriately enough, “Should a Poet Be a Philologist?” The poet in question is Robert Browning and the problem at hand is the line, “Cowls and Twats” from Pippa Passes.

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Victorian Literature and Culture , Volume 16 , Spring 1988 , pp. 1 - 14
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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