Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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Alice is full of linguistic play, puns, and parodies. [45] According to Gillian Beer, Carroll's play with language evokes the feeling of words for new readers: they "still have insecure edges and a nimbus of nonsense blurs the sharp focus of terms". [46] The literary scholar Jessica Straley, in a work about the role of evolutionary theory in Victorian children's literature, argues that Carroll's focus on language prioritises humanism over scientism by emphasising language's role in human self-conception. [47] Original Alice in Wonderland book cover (1898) [Public Domain] by Copygir1, via Wikimedia Commons Alice in Wonderland Book Covers: 1907 Alice is an example of the literary nonsense genre. [58] According to Humphrey Carpenter, Alice 's brand of nonsense embraces the nihilistic and existential. Characters in nonsensical episodes such as the Mad Tea Party, in which it is always the same time, go on posing paradoxes that are never resolved. [59] Rules and games [ edit ] Carroll began writing the manuscript of the story the next day, although that earliest version is lost. The girls and Carroll took another boat trip a month later, when he elaborated the plot to the story of Alice, and in November he began working on the manuscript in earnest. [20] To add the finishing touches he researched natural history in connection with the animals presented in the book and then had the book examined by other children—particularly those of George MacDonald. Though Carroll did add his own illustrations to the original copy, on publication he was advised to find a professional illustrator so the pictures were more appealing to its audiences. He subsequently approached John Tenniel to reinterpret Carroll's visions through his own artistic eye, telling him that the story had been well liked by the children. [20] You Are Old, Father William"—a parody of Robert Southey's " The Old Man's Comforts and How He Gained Them" [36]

well, it's actually day 14, so i might as well mess around and finish this book already. i wanted to relish it but my dumb suddenly-illiterate brain refuses to allow me to! It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures.Little Alice is a bored girl laying in the prairie when she suddenly notices a curious White Rabbit complaining about getting late to his appointment. Following it she stumbles upon a rabbit hole, and when she enters it plummets in freefall until landing in a whole new world. This is the story of her adventures in Wonderland, a place where nothing makes sense, and everything crazy will take place. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Wonderland is my Hogwarts. While many readers pray their letters just got lost in the mail, I’m constantly hoping I’ll see a white rabbit in a waistcoat and fall down, down, down into what must be the center of the earth.

Note on the audiobook: This time around, I listened to the audiobook, to switch things up. Scarlett Johansson read it. I loved her funny accents and hated her overly-acted narration. A mixed bag.Dali's illustrations have a colourful force of their own. Carroll's Alice anticipated the Surrealist wonderland: dreams and paradoxes, puns and psychoanalysis, distortions of space and time."—Dominic Green, Standpoint But I do love the original animated Disney adaptation. There’s a certain quality to the book that’s captured within that film, which I haven’t found recreated in any other retelling or use of the setting or adaptation. I'm not going to insult your intelligence by giving a plot summary for this book as I think every person on the planet knows the premise. However, for the sake of completion and satisfying my OCD tendencies... Alice is a young girl who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world, meeting lots of weird and peculiar characters. And that's it. The Guardian view on Alice in Wonderland: a dauntless, no-nonsense heroine". The Guardian. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021 . Retrieved 25 January 2022.

Basbanes, Nicholas (1999). A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books. Macmillan. pp. 210–211. ISBN 978-0-8050-6176-5. Gordon, Colin (1982). Beyond the Looking Glass: Reflections of Alice and Her Family. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 0-15-112022-6. OCLC 9557843. Insight: The enduring charm of Alice in Wonderland". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022 . Retrieved 11 July 2022.The Mad Hatter, of course, is the best example. Although he only plays a small role here, and the movie versions certainly capitalise on his colourful character, he still stands out within the narrative: his character is the most memorable part of the story. He is only referred to as that name once, and he never identifies with it, though the name is distinctively his. Schwab, Gabriele (1996). The Mirror and the Killer-Queen: Otherness in Literary Language. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-585-00124-3. OCLC 42854066. Did you know that Lewis Carroll was inspired by a real-life Alice? He first told Alice Liddell and her sisters the story of Alice in Wonderland on a boating trip. Soon after, he spent many months writing and illustrating the short book. He presented it to Alice in 1864, and it was originally titled Alice’s Adventures Under Ground. In spite of being written for children – originally, a young girl named Alice – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland influenced the entire grownup literature. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson over the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.

An all-time classic that amassed immense popularity, a huge fan base and an infinity of adaptations, and for just reasons. A classic apt for all audiences, children and adult alike, if you can withstand the non-stop irrationality that is. I couldn’t, but don’t be afraid to give it a try. Carroll meets another Alice, Alice Raikes, during his time in London. He talks with her about her reflection in a mirror, leading to the sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, which sells even better. Garland, C. (2008). "Curious Appetites: Food, Desire, Gender and Subjectivity in Lewis Carroll's Alice Texts". The Lion and the Unicorn. 32: 22–39. doi: 10.1353/uni.2008.0004. S2CID 144899513.In that direction,” the Cat said, waving its right paw round, “lives a Hatter: and in that direction,” waving the other paw, “lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: they’re both mad.” Olivia de Havilland, Star of 'Gone With the Wind,' Dies at 104". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021 . Retrieved 10 May 2021. and bruised her soul!Everyone knows this story. Alice falls down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland - a place wholly unexpected, trivial and unforgettable. She meets several good friends (like the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat) and a few enemies (The Red Queen) as she stumbles her way through.