Nursery Rhymes, History, and Memory

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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

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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.

​Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)