Revisiting Alice in Wonderland - a LitSalon Short
Event Details
Since its first appearance in print in 1865, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has enchanted generations of children with the tale of a little girl who follows a white rabbit down a rabbit hole, to discover a bizarre and fantastical world occupied by equally outlandish and unsettling characters such as the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and the formidable Queen of Hearts.
In this LitSalon Short we will consider why the book (and its sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass) have such enduring appeal to both adults and children. How many interpretations are possible and what were the intentions of its author Lewis Carroll, aka Charles Dodgson, the Oxford mathematics don? What do we bring to the book as readers, often remembering it from our childhood experience of the text and illustrations portraying a strange and sometimes surreal alternative reality?
For anyone wanting to dig deeper, Tim will be leading a four meeting study of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland starting in August.
JOINING DETAILS:
- Single meeting LitSalon Short, live on Zoom, led by Tim Swinglehurst
- Thursday 25 June, 6.00-7.15 pm (UK time)
- Free of charge (but please book your place using the form below)
