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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

By Lewis Carroll
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass follow young Alice as she voyages through fantastical realms filled with peculiar and memorable characters, including the White Rabbit, Cheshire-Cat, Mad Hatter, and the Queen of Hearts. What seem like whimsical children's tales brim with complex layers of mathematical puzzles, linguistic games, and philosophical satire, weaving Victorian culture and politics with deeper subconscious explorations.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This edition is perfect for children enjoying a whimsical tale as well as adults seeking rich, multi-layered literature full of clever satire and symbolism.

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The two 'Alice' books are masterpieces of carefree nonsense for children and also embody layers of satire and allusion and mathematical, linguistic, and philosophical jokes. This new edition explores their complex status and the many interpretations of them, taking account of the most recent research and critical opinion.

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But I don't want to go among mad people, Alice remarked.

Oh, you can't help that, said the Cat. We're all mad here.

The Alice books are two of the most translated, most quoted, and best-known books in the world, but what exactly are they? Apparently delightful, innocent fantasies for children, they are also complex textures of mathematical, linguistic, and philosophical jokes.

Alice's encounters with the White Rabbit, the Cheshire-Cat, the King and Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and many other extraordinary characters have made them masterpieces of carefree nonsense. Yet they also appeal to adults on a quite different level.

Layers of satire, allusion, and symbolism about Victorian culture and politics, as well as revelations about the intricate subconscious problems of their author, add to their fascination and make them impossible to classify.

This new edition explores the phenomenal range of reference, and the paradoxical appeal of two of the most inventive books in world literature. It also includes an episode removed by Carroll from the proofs of Through the Looking-Glass, called The Wasp in a Wig.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years, Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Sunday Herald: OUP's edition excels in providing context and explanation, appealing to both adult and child readers.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780199558292

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 September 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oxford University Press

Illustration: integrated black and white illustrations by Sir John Tenniel

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by John Tenniel
  • Edited by Peter Hunt
  • Illustrated by John Tenniel

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 352

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Fantasy General Fiction Lewis Carroll Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series: Oxford World's Classics

About the Author

Peter Hunt has written or edited around 20 books on children's literature, and more than 150 articles. He was awarded the Brothers Grimm Award for services to children's literature in 2003. He is one of the editors of the Norton Anthology of Children's Literature (2005) and his other books include An Introduction to Children's Literature (OUP, 1994), Children's Literature: An Illustrated History (OUP, 1995), Children's Literature 1802-1902, An Anthology (Blackwell, 2000) and Children's Literature, A Guide (Blackwell, 2001).

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