- Taschenbuch: 608 Seiten
- Verlag: Vintage; Auflage: Reprint (26. November 1996)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0679745629
- ISBN-13: 978-0679745624
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 14 - 18 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 13,2 x 3,4 x 20,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (3 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 264.605 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Cohen has studied the great Victorian children's author Lewis Carroll for more than 30 years and is the logical person to write a penetrating biography of him. Bedecked with period photographs, including many of Carroll's own, and with letters and drawings by him, too, that is what this big book is. Cohen does not, however, proceed strictly chronologically through the life of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the Oxford mathematics instructor who adopted the pen name by which he became world famous when he published Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). He begins straightforwardly tracing Dodgson's early years up through his most productive decade, the 1860s, but then retraces his steps in order to examine Dodgson's achievements and personality. He offers separate chapters on Dodgson's attitude toward children, the Alice books, Dodgson's lifelong pursuit of friendships with little girls, and the deep spiritual crisis that coincided with his 1860s productivity; then, after another eventful chapter about Dodgson's professional triumphs, chapters on his social personality, the shadow his father (an influential Anglican minister) cast upon his life, and his religious faith. The last chapters return to chronological presentation but do not stint analysis of Dodgson's later writings; indeed, throughout Cohen strives to account for how this quietly troubled, deeply religious, profoundly creative man produced not just his masterpieces for children but his excellent collodion process photographs, his innovative mathematical texts, and even his massive and frequently ingenious correspondence. Every lover of Carroll and of Victoriana should consider this a must-read book. Ray Olson
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In his time, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was known to the world as an outstanding pioneer photographer of children, particularly of female children, as well as for being the author Lewis Carroll. One of Dodgson's "child-friends," Alice Lidell, served as the inspiraton for his literary Alice. These child-friend associations subjected Dodgson to public scrutiny, gossip, and suspicion concerning his emotional and sexual proclivities, suppressed though they may have been. Dodgson chose to "let them talk." Biographer Cohen (Lewis Carroll: Interviews and Recollections, Univ. of Iowa Pr., 1988) uses previously unavailable family and personal documents, diaries, and letters to show that the shy bachelor Dodgson, Oxford mathematics don and lecturer, held himself to the strictest of moral codes. While Lewis Carroll has been probed and analyzed by countless writers (see, for instance, John Pudney's Lewis Carroll and His World, 1976), this book is about the intimate and complex life of the man behind all those who lived on the other side of the looking glass. Recommended for all literature collections.?Robert L. Kelly, Fort Wayne Community Schs., Ind.
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This is a very erudite book and Cohen knows a huge amount. I would have given it five stars except that I do think he dodges the issue of Carroll's sexuality. Cohen tries to tie up the unhappy diary entries Carroll made around 1860s with the contacts he had (or didn't have) with Alice at that time. But they just DON'T tie up, and it reduces Cohen's credibility that he tries. Carroll was a very unusual man and very much part of his historical era, so hard for us to understand, but now Karoline Leach has put 2 & 2 together (not necessarily making 4) it does seem time to move on from the old Victorian vision of asexual "Lewis Carroll" . (And, as a fan of Carroll's works, I'd be glad for the world to move on from seeing him as some sort of paedophile!)So I really wish Cohen had addressed this.
Format:Taschenbuch
The central mystery that has us all wondering about this man - the question of his sexuality- remains, but that is as it should be. Great biographies have an unsolved mystery at their heart. At this point Morton has found all the facts we shall ever have, and fascinating facts they are. The rest is speculation, but fascinating speculation. I shall look forward to Leach's book, which I have on order, but doubt if she can add anything to this masterpiece. Question: Would we still be so interested in Charles Lutwidge Dodgson if he had been a respectable married man and father or indeed if he was definitely a proven child molester?
Format:Taschenbuch
I had a single purpose when I picked up this book. To learn, study and understand the works of an author known world-wide as Lewis Carroll. For those who think they can understand the "Alice" books, I highly recommend that you read this biography. Not only did it provide insight to the man, it provided insight to his era, which influenced his works. Though tedious at times, it helps to clarify his works, and dismiss past mis-interpretations. A must read for anyone who thinks they know the man and "Alice".
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