Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

di Lewis Carroll (Autore)

John Tenniel (Illustratore)

Cambridge University Press, 2013

An accomplished mathematician and photographer, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-98), writing under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, transformed children's literature with this world-famous classic. First published in 1865, this tale of the topsy-turvy was originally created to entertain the young Alice Liddell and her sisters during a picnic in the summer of 1862. The humour with which Dodgson enlivened his mathematical works is exploited to the full here: many of the now-familiar nonsense songs and poems in the story are parodies of contemporary works, and there are a number of allusions to mathematical concepts in the text. The illustrations by Punch cartoonist Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914) depict the cast of much-loved characters - including the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter - with a brilliance which perfectly enhances Dodgson's gently satirical fantasy. In its universal appeal, the story remains unsurpassed.

• Autore: Lewis Carroll
• Illustratore: John Tenniel
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Library Collection - Fiction and Poetry
• Anno: 2013
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 210 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 270 gr.
• EAN: 9781108059589

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