Alice in space : the sideways Victorian world of Lewis Carroll / Gillian Beer.
| Author/creator | Beer, Gillian author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2016] |
| Copyright Date | ©2016 |
| Description | ix, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Alice in time -- "The faculty of invention": games, play, and maths -- Puns, punch, and parody -- The dialogues of Alice: pretending to be two people -- Are you animal, vegetable, or mineral?: Alice's identity -- "Must a name mean something?" Alice asked doubtfully -- Dreaming and justice -- Growing and eating. |
| Abstract | An examination of Carroll's books about Alice explores the contextual knowledge of the time period in which it was written, addressing such topics as time, games, mathematics, and taxonomies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| ISBN | 9780226041506 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0226041506 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |