ENG 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Christ Church, Oxford, Lewis Carroll, Curtsey
11 Oct 2016
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Born in chesire england, the son of a curate. He was an exemplary mathematics and classics student at christchurch, oxford and was ordained deacon in 1886. Dean of christchurch and his wife half four children: a boy harry, and three girls named lorina, alice, and edith. The famous golden afternoon when the fictional alice was brought into being. 1864: alice"s adventures under ground (in manuscript form) a copy was given to. Inferred audience: alice"s adventures in wonderland originated as a children"s story and was marketed as a book for children. Chapter 1: down the rabbit hole: alice is a curious child, she wants her imagination to be set on fire. Her first reaction is to chase the rabbit. The rabbit acts as her guides down to wonderland, she finds it irresistible not to follow him: scene begins in a realist state, but then takes a turn when she enters.
