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Alice in space : the sideways Victorian world of Lewis Carroll / Gillian Beer.
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Beer, Gillian
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English
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
©2016
Description
ix, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
PR4612 .B44 2016
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Fantasy fiction, English
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History and criticism
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Children's stories, English
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History and criticism
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Carroll, Lewis 1832-1898
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Alice's adventures in Wonderland
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Carroll, Lewis 1832-1898
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Through the looking-glass
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Carroll, Lewis 1832-1898
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Criticism and interpretation
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Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll)
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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.
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ISBN
9780226041506 ((hardback : acid-free paper))
0226041506 ((hardback : acid-free paper))
LCCN
2016949286
OCLC
944087632
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