Amphigorey (Softcover), Amphigorey Too (Softcover),
Amphigorey Also (Softcover), and Amphigorey Again (Hardback), by Edward Gorey.
‘Amphigory’ is a nonsense verse or composition; a
rigmarole with apparent meaning which proves to be meaningless. ‘Amphigorey’ is
a collection of the works written and illustrated by Edward Gorey, often just
as portentous and nonsensical, and mostly done in an ostensible
Victorian/Edwardian style. I had been introduced to his work from illustrations
in books like “Hauntings: Tales of the Supernatural” but hadn’t identified him
as an artist. That happened in high school when I found the first Amphigorey
book in the library, and his animated introduction began to be used for the PBS
show, “Mystery!”. I was pleased to find a softcover copy when I was in college,
and from then on, I followed the series until I got the Hardback ‘Amphigorey
Again’ (published posthumously).
Ranking: Essential.
File Code: Anthologies. Nonsense. Art. Softcovers and one Hardback.
Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey.
Interviews Selected and Edited by Karen Wilkin.
Acts as a sort of informal biography of the artist, full of
his own work and photos from his life. A very eccentric man whose career
spanned half a century; he passed away in 2000.
Ranking: Keeper.
File Code: Interviews. Biography. Softcover.
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