Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (Summarized Edition) (eBook, ePUB)

Enriched edition. A Victorian mirror-world romp of riddles, wordplay, and eccentric creatures in a quest for identity
Kommentar: Porter, Scarlett / Redaktion: Quickie Classics

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There transforms the nursery into a mirror-world where language, time, and social ritual invert. Framed as a chess problem-Alice's promotion from pawn to queen-the tale marries rigorous sequencing to antic reversals, from 'jam to-morrow' logic to living chessmen. Carroll extends Victorian nonsense: 'Jabberwocky' coins portmanteau, parodic verses and Tweedle debates probe how rules create and stifle sense. Cooler than Wonderland, it is a rule-bound romp, enlivened by Tenniel's incisive illustrations. Behind "Lewis Carroll" stood Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, Oxford mathematician and logician, whose taste for puzzles, paradox, and precise argument shapes the book's design. His friendships with children, notably the Liddells, supplied an audience for imaginative rigor, while Christ Church routines and Victorian pedagogy offered forms-moral verse, etiquette, memorization-to parody and test. The result channels a scholar's love of constraint into play. For readers of children's literature, linguistics, mathematics, or intellectual history, Looking-Glass is both delightful and exacting. Approach it for glittering wordplay and chessboard architecture; stay for its inquiry into how rules govern meaning and identity. It rewards re-reading, each pass revealing new symmetries in a world built to think as nimbly as it laughs. Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable-distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Author Biography · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quickie Classics
• Seitenzahl: 61
• Altersempfehlung: ab 2 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 8596547884378
• Artikelnr.: 76338613

Autorenporträt

Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on January 27, 1832, was an English writer famed for his creation of the fantasy world in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and its sequel 'Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There' (1871). Carroll's literary genre is often deemed as literary nonsense, a genre which creates meaning from the ostensibly nonsensical, a talent that Carroll mastered. His work in 'Through the Looking-Glass' continues the adventures of Alice, showcasing his unique ability to weave together the logical with the illogical. A mathematician and logician by profession, Carroll's written work reflects his dexterity with word play, logic, and fantasy. His contributions extended beyond children's literature, including 'The Hunting of the Snark' (1876), a whimsical nonsense poem, and 'Sylvie and Bruno' (1889), a two-part novel. Carroll's inventive use of the English language, his imaginative narratives, and the thematic depth of his works have made a perpetual impact on literature, influencing a wide range of genres and generations of writers. Scholarship surrounding his works often delves into Carroll's intricate weaving of satire, poetry, and philosophical musings, solidifying his legacy as a pioneer in the literary world, curiously intertwining reality with the fantastical, much like Alice's journey through the looking glass itself.