Alice in space : the sideways Victorian world of Lewis Carroll / Gillian Beer.

Author
Beer, Gillian [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
ix, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Summary note
    An examination of Carroll's books about Alice explores the contextual knowledge of the time period in which it was written, addressing such topics as time, games, mathematics, and taxonomies.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.
    Contents
    • Alice in time
    • "The faculty of invention": games, play, and maths
    • Puns, Punch, and parody
    • The dialogues of Alice: pretending to be two people
    • Are you animal, vegetable, or mineral?: Alice's identity
    • "Must a name mean something?" Alice asked doubtfully
    • Dreaming and justice
    • Growing and eating.
    ISBN
    • 9780226041506 ((hardback : acid-free paper))
    • 0226041506 ((hardback : acid-free paper))
    LCCN
    2016949286
    OCLC
    944087632
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