Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass n/e (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Carroll, Lewis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199558299 ISBN 13: 9780199558292

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2009

Synopsis

'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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Review

OUP's edition makes a decent fist of contextualising and explaining a book that appeals to adults and children. (Colin Waters, Sunday Herald)

Book Description

'So many out-of-the-way things had happened lately, that Alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible' Alice in Wonderland

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0199558299
• ISBN 13: 9780199558292
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Hunt Peter
• Illustrator: Tenniel John