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Day, David, 1947-
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Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 -- Characters -- Alice.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
Hargreaves, Alice Pleasance Liddell, 1852-1934.
Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism.
Children's literature, English -- History and criticism.
Children's stories, English -- History and criticism.
Imaginary places in literature.
Girls -- Education -- 19th century.
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Day, David, 1947-
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 -- Characters -- Alice.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
Hargreaves, Alice Pleasance Liddell, 1852-1934.
Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism.
Children's literature, English -- History and criticism.
Children's stories, English -- History and criticism.
Imaginary places in literature.
Girls -- Education -- 19th century.
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Alice's adventures in Wonderland decoded : the full text of Lewis Carroll's novel with its many hidden meanings revealed / by David Day.
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Day, David, 1947-
Doubleday Canada, [2015]
Call #:
823
.8
C319d
Subjects
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 -- Characters -- Alice.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
Hargreaves, Alice Pleasance Liddell, 1852-1934.
Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism.
Children's literature, English -- History and criticism.
Children's stories, English -- History and criticism.
Imaginary places in literature.
Girls -- Education -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9780385682268 (hc.)
0385682263 (hc.)
Description:
xxii, 296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm.
Notes:
Subtitle from cover.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-296).
Summary:
"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland -- published 150 years ago in 1865 -- is a book many of us love and feel we know well. But it turns out we have only scratched the surface. Scholar David Day has spent many years down the rabbit hole of this children's classic and has emerged with a revelatory new view of its contents. What we have here, he brilliantly and persuasively argues, is a complete classical education in coded form -- Carroll's gift to his "wonder child" Alice Liddell. In two continuous commentaries, woven around the complete text of the novel for ease of cross-reference on every page, are the many layers of teaching, concealed by manipulation of language, that are carried so lightly in the beguiling form of a fairy tale. These layers relate directly to Carroll's interest in philosophy, history, mathematics, classics, poetry, spiritualism and even to his love of music -- both sacred and profane. His novel is a memory palace, given to Alice as the great gift of an education. It was delivered in coded form because in that age, it was a gift no girl would be permitted to receive in any other way. Day also shows that many characters in the book are based on real Victorians. Wonderland, he shows, is a veritable "Who's Who" of Oxford at the height of its power and influence in the Victorian Age. There is so much to be found behind the imaginary characters and creatures that inhabit the pages of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Beautifully designed and stunningly illustrated throughout in full colour. David Dau has published 40 books of poetry, ecology, history, fantasy, mythology and fiction"--Provided by publisher.
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