Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
New Edition
ISBN13: 9780199558292ISBN10: 0199558299
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352 pages
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Description
The nullAlicenull books are two of the most translated, most quoted, and best-known books in the world. Alice's encounters with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire-Cat, the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, and many other extraordinary characters have made them beloved by children. Yet they also appeal to adults fascinated by the many layers of satire, allusion, and symbolism about Victorian culture and politics. This new edition explores the phenomenal range of reference and the paradoxical appeal of two of the most inventive books in world literature. The volume has been deftly edited by one of the foremost children's literature experts, Peter Hunt, and it features the original, much-loved illustrations by Sir John Tenniel, newly scanned and reset for enhanced sharpness and clarity. Extensive explanatory notes give information on Carroll's political, social, intellectual, and personal allusions and sources. The book provides an extensive bibliography and a chronology of Carroll's life and times, and it also includes a deleted episode called "The Wasp in a Wig."Features
- A new edition of Lewis Carroll's classic Alice stories by one of the foremost children's literature experts, Peter Hunt, and featuring Tenniel's much-loved illustrations.
- Includes the 'Wasp in a Wig' episode, removed from the proofs of Through the Looking-Glass .
- Takes account of the most recent research and critical opinion.
- The Introduction places the book in the context of children's literature and general literature, and reviews interpretations of them, and the various views of Dodgson's relationship to children and childhood.
- Extensive explanatory notes give information on Dodgson's political, social, intellectual, and personal allusions and sources.
- Includes an extensive bibliography and a chronology of Dodgson's life and times.
Product Details
352 pages; integrated b/w by Sir John Tenniel; ISBN13: 978-0-19-955829-2ISBN10: 0-19-955829-9About the Author(s)
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 Illustrated History (OUP, 1995), Children's Literature 1802-1902, An Anthology (Blackwell, 2000) and Children's Literature, A Guide (Blackwell, 2001).
