The Hunting of the Snark - Hardcover

Carroll, Lewis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0413743802 ISBN 13: 9780413743800

Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

'Mervyn Peake has a magic in his pen. He can annihilate the dimensions.' (Charles Morgan, 1947) This is true of Peake's writing and his drawings, as these illustrations to Lewis Carroll's mock-heroic nonsense poem testify. Richly brought to life with some of Peake's most exquisite line drawings THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK is a brilliant marriage of two of the most inventive imaginations. Carroll claimed that the inspiration for THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK (1876) sprang from 'one line of verse - one solitary line of verse - "For the Snark was a Boojum, you see"', that came to him one day in 1874 while he was out walking. To questions asking whether the poem was an allegory, or a political satire, or contained some hidden moral, he claimed to have 'but one answer, "I don't know!"' (The Theatre, 1887). This edition, re-originated from original artwork, includes a selection of Peake's working sketches never before published.

About this title

Review:

Praise for ALICE IN WONDERLAND, also illustrated by Oleg Lipchenko:
."..remarkable and innovative."
- "School Library Journal"

."..Oleg Lipchenko's style seems perfectly suited to Carroll's thoroughly Victoria brand of literary psychedelia ... kids will get sucked in by the visuals alone. Best of all, his images provide enough fodder to inspire a hundred alternate stories."
--"Quill & Quire"

."..Past editions of this nonsense classic have been illustrated with woodcut prints, pen-and-ink drawings, and in a graphic-novel format, and now with Lipchenko's detailed drawings. His art creates a dream landscape that mirrors the elusive text and sustains one's sense of an impending snark attack. This is a "gift book and a collector's edition," but with the push to read more rigorous texts, teachers might appreciate finding the elusive snark in the library."
"--School Library Journal
"
"Lewis Carroll's epic nonsense poem is presented in all of its unabridged, bewildering glory.... Oleg Lipchenko's outstanding charcoal illustrations interpret the verse for a new generation. The pages are luxuriously detailed, and there's lots to pore over.... The sepia tones in the illustrations evoke a dark, brooding atmosphere ... children and the adults in their lives will all enjoy the marvelously odd characters and every curious word."
"--Highly Recommended, CM Magazine
"

..".Oleg Lipchenko's style seems perfectly suited to Carroll's thoroughly Victoria brand of literary psychedelia ... kids will get sucked in by the visuals alone. Best of all, his images provide enough fodder to inspire a hundred alternate stories."
--"Quill & Quire"
..".Past editions of this nonsense classic have been illustrated with woodcut prints, pen-and-ink drawings, and in a graphic-novel format, and now with Lipchenko's detailed drawings. His art creates a dream landscape that mirrors the elusive text and sustains one's sense of an impending snark attack. This is a "gift book and a collector's edition," but with the push to read more rigorous texts, teachers might appreciate finding the elusive snark in the library."
"--School Library Journal
"
"Lewis Carroll's epic nonsense poem is presented in all of its unabridged, bewildering glory.... Oleg Lipchenko's outstanding charcoal illustrations interpret the verse for a new generation. The pages are luxuriously detailed, and there's lots to pore over.... The sepia tones in the illustrations evoke a dark, brooding atmosphere ... children and the adults in their lives will all enjoy the marvelously odd characters and every curious word."
"--Highly Recommended, CM Magazine
"

Oleg Lipchenko s style seems perfectly suited to Carroll s thoroughly Victoria brand of literary psychedelia kids will get sucked in by the visuals alone. Best of all, his images provide enough fodder to inspire a hundred alternate stories.
"Quill & Quire"
Past editions of this nonsense classic have been illustrated with woodcut prints, pen-and-ink drawings, and in a graphic-novel format, and now with Lipchenko s detailed drawings. His art creates a dream landscape that mirrors the elusive text and sustains one s sense of an impending snark attack. This is a gift book and a collector s edition, but with the push to read more rigorous texts, teachers might appreciate finding the elusive snark in the library.
" School Library Journal
"
Lewis Carroll's epic nonsense poem is presented in all of its unabridged, bewildering glory . Oleg Lipchenko's outstanding charcoal illustrations interpret the verse for a new generation. The pages are luxuriously detailed, and there's lots to pore over . The sepia tones in the illustrations evoke a dark, brooding atmosphere children and the adults in their lives will all enjoy the marvelously odd characters and every curious word.
" Highly Recommended, CM Magazine
""

About the Author:

Mervyn Peake (1911-1968) was a novelist, playwright, painter, poet, illustrator, short story writer and designer of theatrical costumes. He is well known for his illustrations to such classics as THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER and ALICE IN WONDERLAND but is best remembered for his trilogy of novels: TITUS GROAN (1945), GORMENGHAST (1950) and TITUS ALONE (1959). Lewis Carroll (1832-98) is the renowned author of ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (1865) and THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE (1871).

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0413743802
• ISBN 13: 9780413743800
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Peake Mervyn