The amazingly talented Oleg Lipchenko has asked us to remind everyone he will be talking at the Fall meeting of the Lewis Carroll Societ of North America, Nov 6, in NYC. Subject is intriguingly titled “Butcher in the Ruff: Rendering the Snark (A Work in Progress)” , & uses this even more intriguing quote as […]
Archives for October, 2010
Behind the Looking Glass
‘Just had a US reader send me the following about my book, _Behind the Looking Glass_ (2008, Cambridge Scholars): “Really an impressive work. I am recommending it to several people. Every philosophy department should have it. It should be a companion text in philosophy and literature.” Kwel!! Sherry L. Ackerman
“I cannot remember any other motive…”: the chronology of creating Wonderland
It’ll be November soon, the month in which Alice’s Adventures Underground was begun and (two looong years later) finally delivered to its intended recipient, Alice Liddell. It’s one of the most myth-drenched areas of Lewis Carroll’s life. So it does no harm to use the upcoming anniversary to take another look. (By the way, for […]
The Virtual Victorian
Here’s an extract from the Virtual Victorian blog (unpromisingly titled “The Shy and Stammering Man”): But, despite loving to visit art galleries and the theatre, the stuttering, unmarried clergyman was never truly comfortable in the adult ‘society’ world, preferring to indulge in the uncomplicated friendship of children. Such sincere and intense ‘relationships’ have since led […]
First post at new home
Here we are at our shiny new home, with a shiny new custom-made theme. More later about why we had to move…