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Runes to ward off sorrow: rhetoric of the English nursery rhyme

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  1. California State University, Fullerton

    Joanne L. Lynn (Professor of English and Comparative Literature)

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She has taught children's literature for fourteen years, and was for some years a professional storyteller for both adult and children's groups.

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Lynn, J.L. Runes to ward off sorrow: rhetoric of the English nursery rhyme. Child Lit Educ 16, 3–14 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01136988

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