Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass (Oxford World´s Classics New Edition)

Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass (Oxford World´s Classics New Edition)

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Carroll, Lewis
Oxford University Press
EAN: 9780199558292
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'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you ca'n't help that,' said the Cat. 'We're all mad here.' The 'Alice' books are two of the most translated, most quoted, and best-known books in the world, but what exactly are they? Apparently delightful, innocent fantasies for children, they are also complex textures of mathematical, linguistic, and philosophical jokes. Alice's encounters with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire-Cat, the King and Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, Tweedledum and Tweedledee and many other extraordinary characters have made them masterpieces of carefree nonsense, yet they also appeal to adults on a quite different level. Layers of satire, allusion, and symbolism about Victorian culture and politics, as well as revelations about the intricate subconscious problems of their author, add to their fascination and make them impossible to classify. This new edition explores the phenomenal range of reference, and the paradoxical appeal of two of the most inventive books in world literature. It also includes an episode removed by Carroll from the proofs of Through the Looking-Glass, called 'The Wasp in a Wig'.
EAN 9780199558292
ISBN 0199558299
Binding Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication date September 10, 2009
Pages 352
Language English
Dimensions 196 x 130 x 20
Country United Kingdom
Authors Carroll, Lewis
Illustrators Tenniel, John
Illustrations integrated black and white illustrations by Sir John Tenniel
Editors Hunt, Peter
Edition New ed.
Series Oxford World's Classics