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Alice in space : the sideways Victorian world of Lewis Carroll
- Title
- Alice in space : the sideways Victorian world of Lewis Carroll / Gillian Beer.
- Author
- Beer, Gillian
- Publication
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2016]
- ©2016
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Details
- Description
- ix, 296 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Subjects
- Alice (Fictitious character from Carroll)
- Children's stories, English > History and criticism
- Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism
- Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 > Alice's adventures in Wonderland
- Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 > Criticism and interpretation
- Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 > Through the looking-glass
- Bibliography (note)
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-2089
- ISBN
- 9780226041506
- 0226041506
- 9780226404790 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2016949286
- OCLC
- 944087632
- Author
- Beer, Gillian, author.
- Title
- Alice in space : the sideways Victorian world of Lewis Carroll / Gillian Beer.
- Publisher
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2016]
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-2089