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Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Lewis Carroll
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Description for Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Paperback. The two 'Alice' books are masterpieces of carefree nonsense for children and also embody layers of satire and allusion and mathematical, linguistic, and philosophical jokes. This new edition explores their complex status and the many interpretations of them, taking account of the most recent research and critical opinion. Illustrator(s): Tenniel, Sir John. Editor(s): Hunt, Peter. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, integrated black and white illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. BIC Classification: YFA. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can'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 ... Read more
'But I don't want to go among mad people,' Alice remarked. 'Oh, you can'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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199558292
SKU
V9780199558292
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About Lewis Carroll
Peter Hunt has written or edited around 20 books on children's literature, and more than 150 articles. He was awarded the Brothers Grimm Award for services to children's literature in 2003. He is one of the editors of the Norton Anthology of Children's Literature (2005) and his other books include An Introduction to Children's Literature (OUP, 1994), Children's Literature: An ... Read more
Reviews for Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
OUP's edition makes a decent fist of contextualising and explaining a book that appeals to adults and children.
Colin Waters, Sunday Herald
Colin Waters, Sunday Herald