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Nursery Rhymes, History, and Memory

5/10/2014

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What kind of plums were in Jack Horner's pie? Why were the lion and the unicorn spoiling for a fight? Why did Humpty Dumpty fall? This week, Kirsti talks about the collective memory found in the nursery.

Podcaster: Kirsti


Further Reading
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Albert Jack, Pop Goes the Weasel: The Secret Meanings of Nursery Rhymes, 2009. 

Chris Roberts, Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme, 2005.

Iona and Peter Opie, The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book, 1964.

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Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
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