Photo 1 sur 1
The Alice Behind Wonderland par Winchester, Simon
by Winchester, Simon | HC | Acceptable
État :
“Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ”... En savoir plussur l'état
Expédition :
Lieu : Aurora, Illinois, États-Unis
Livraison :
Livraison prévue entre le sam. 22 juin et le mar. 25 juin à 43230
Renvois :
Renvoi sous 30jours. Le vendeur paie les frais de renvoi. En savoir plus- pour en savoir plus sur les renvois
Paiements :
Magasinez en toute confiance
Informations sur le vendeur
- 99% d'évaluations positives
Inscrit comme vendeur professionnel
Le vendeur assume l'entière responsabilité de cette annonce.
Numéro de l'objet eBay :375324793842
Dernière mise à jour : mai 15, 2024 00:15:03 HAEAfficher toutes les modificationsAfficher toutes les modifications
Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Acceptable
- Remarques du vendeur
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780195396195
- Book Title
- Alice Behind Wonderland
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 5.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Literary, Europe / Great Britain / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Item Weight
- 21.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
À propos de ce produit
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195396197
ISBN-13
9780195396195
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92305692
Product Key Features
Book Title
Alice Behind Wonderland
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Literary, Europe / Great Britain / General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
5.6 in
Item Width
8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-053503
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Acclaim for Simon Winchester: "An exceptionally engaging guide at home everywhere, ready for anything, full of gusto and seemingly omnivorous curiosity." --Pico Iyer, The New York Times Book Review, Mr Winchester elegantly written study provides a balanced, sympathetic portrait of a complex and gifted man., "As usual with Winchester, well-founded, witty and perceptive." --Kirkus "Winchester provides a new perspective on the shy bachelor who wrote one of the world's most famous children's stories, while questioning the most recent scholarship that neglects the role of photography in Dodgson's life. An important addition to the burgeoning collection of Dodgson scholarship, this book will appeal to scholars and general readers and is recommended to all." --Library Journal, "Well-founded, witty and perceptive." --Kirkus "Winchester provides a new perspective on the shy bachelor who wrote one of the world's most famous children's stories, while questioning the most recent scholarship that neglects the role of photography in Dodgson's life. An important addition to the burgeoning collection of Dodgson scholarship, this book will appeal to scholars and general readers and is recommended to all." --Library Journal, "As usual with Winchester, well-founded, witty and perceptive." --Kirkus "Mr. Winchester's elegantly written study provides a balanced, sympathetic portrait of a complex and gifted man." -- Wall Street Journal "What Winchester offers that is new, largely, is a detailed explanation the nascent field of amateur Victorian photography. He meticulously tracks Dodgson's 1856 purchase of his first mahogany-and-brass folding camera. He carefully works through the history of the development of the camera, and explains the difference between the daguerreotype, the calotype, and the wet-plate collodion that Dodgson relied on." --Marjorie Kehe, The Christian Science Monitor "In this very slim volume--a nice break, for history lovers, from the trend toward doorstop-sized commitments--Winchester sketches both Dodgson's life and a bit of Alice's, along with illuminating digressions into the history of photography." --Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe "Winchester provides a new perspective on the shy bachelor who wrote one of the world's most famous children's stories, while questioning the most recent scholarship that neglects the role of photography in Dodgson's life. An important addition to the burgeoning collection of Dodgson scholarship, this book will appeal to scholars and general readers and is recommended to all." --Library Journal "With remarkable clarity and eloquence, Winchester uses this photograph as the focal point for an examination of the man behind Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." --Financial Times, "As usual with Winchester, well-founded, witty and perceptive." --Kirkus"Mr. Winchester's elegantly written study provides a balanced, sympathetic portrait of a complex and gifted man." -- Wall Street Journal"What Winchester offers that is new, largely, is a detailed explanation the nascent field of amateur Victorian photography. He meticulously tracks Dodgson's 1856 purchase of his first mahogany-and-brass folding camera. He carefully works through the history of the development of the camera, and explains the difference between the daguerreotype, the calotype, and the wet-plate collodion that Dodgson relied on." --Marjorie Kehe, The Christian Science Monitor "In this very slim volume--a nice break, for history lovers, from the trend toward doorstop-sized commitments--Winchester sketches both Dodgson's life and a bit of Alice's, along with illuminating digressions into the history of photography." --Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe "Winchester provides a new perspective on the shy bachelor who wrote one of the world's most famous children's stories, while questioning the most recent scholarship that neglects the role of photography in Dodgson's life. An important addition to the burgeoning collection of Dodgson scholarship, this book will appeal to scholars and general readers and is recommended to all." --Library Journal "With remarkable clarity and eloquence, Winchester uses this photograph as the focal point for an examination of the man behind Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." --Financial Times, "As usual with Winchester, well-founded, witty and perceptive." --Kirkus "Mr. Winchester's elegantly written study provides a balanced, sympathetic portrait of a complex and gifted man." --Wall Street Journal "What Winchester offers that is new, largely, is a detailed explanation the nascent field of amateur Victorian photography. He meticulously tracks Dodgson's 1856 purchase of his first mahogany-and-brass folding camera. He carefully works through the history of the development of the camera, and explains the difference between the daguerreotype, the calotype, and the wet-plate collodion that Dodgson relied on." --Marjorie Kehe,The Christian Science Monitor "In this very slim volume a nice break, for history lovers, from the trend toward doorstop-sized commitments Winchester sketches both Dodgson's life and a bit of Alice's, along with illuminating digressions into the history of photography." --Kate Tuttle,The Boston Globe "Winchester provides a new perspective on the shy bachelor who wrote one of the world's most famous children's stories, while questioning the most recent scholarship that neglects the role of photography in Dodgson's life. An important addition to the burgeoning collection of Dodgson scholarship, this book will appeal to scholars and general readers and is recommended to all." --Library Journal, In a sympathetic, but not indulgent, account, Winchester is successful in conveying, but not defending, the complexities of a curious and enigmatic man., "As usual with Winchester, well-founded, witty and perceptive." --Kirkus"Mr. Winchester's elegantly written study provides a balanced, sympathetic portrait of a complex and gifted man." -- Wall Street Journal"What Winchester offers that is new, largely, is a detailed explanation the nascent field of amateur Victorian photography. He meticulously tracks Dodgson's 1856 purchase of his first mahogany-and-brass folding camera. He carefully works through the history of the development of the camera, and explains the difference between the daguerreotype, the calotype, and the wet-plate collodion that Dodgson relied on." --Marjorie Kehe, The Christian ScienceMonitor"In this very slim volume--a nice break, for history lovers, from the trend toward doorstop-sized commitments--Winchester sketches both Dodgson's life and a bit of Alice's, along with illuminating digressions into the history of photography." --Kate Tuttle, The Boston Globe"Winchester provides a new perspective on the shy bachelor who wrote one of the world's most famous children's stories, while questioning the most recent scholarship that neglects the role of photography in Dodgson's life. An important addition to the burgeoning collection of Dodgson scholarship, this book will appeal to scholars and general readers and is recommended to all." --Library Journal"With remarkable clarity and eloquence, Winchester uses this photograph as the focal point for an examination of the man behind Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." --Financial Times, "As usual with Winchester, well-founded, witty and perceptive." --Kirkus "Winchester provides a new perspective on the shy bachelor who wrote one of the world's most famous children's stories, while questioning the most recent scholarship that neglects the role of photography in Dodgson's life. An important addition to the burgeoning collection of Dodgson scholarship, this book will appeal to scholars and general readers and is recommended to all." --Library Journal "What Winchester offers that is new, largely, is a detailed explanation the nascent field of amateur Victorian photography. He meticulously tracks Dodgson's 1856 purchase of his first mahogany-and-brass folding camera. He carefully works through the history of the development of the camera, and explains the difference between the daguerreotype, the calotype, and the wet-plate collodion that Dodgson relied on." --Marjorie Kehe,The Christian Science Monitor "In this very slim volume a nice break, for history lovers, from the trend toward doorstop-sized commitments Winchester sketches both Dodgson's life and a bit of Alice's, along with illuminating digressions into the history of photography." --Kate Tuttle,The Boston Globe
Dewey Decimal
823/.8
Table Of Content
Chapter One: THE PHOTOGRAPH IN QUESTION Chapter Two: THE PHOTOGRAPHER-TO-BE Chapter Three: MATTERS ARISING Chapter Four: THE RUDE MECHANICALS Chapter Five: THE FIRST MAKINGS OF ART Chapter Six: A PORTRAIT MOST PERFECT AND CHASTE Chapter Seven: AND THEN THE GIRL BECAME A LADY Acknowledgements A note on sources
Synopsis
In the summer of 1858, in a garden behind Christ Church in Oxford, Charles Dodgson - better known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll - dressed the six-year-old Alice Liddell in ragamuffin's clothes, draped the folds of cloth low enough to expose her bare chest, asked her to look deep into his eyes - and then snapped the camera's shutter. In The Alice Behind Wonderland, Simon Winchester uses the famous photograph of Alice - notorious for the child's alluring pose - as the launching pad for an energetic and penetrating look at the inspiration behind, and the making of, one of the greatest classics of children's literature: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Indeed, Winchester shows that it was Dodgson's photographic love affair with Alice that transformed this shy and half-deaf mathematician into one of the world's best-loved writers. Equally important, this photograph offers a window into Dodgson's troubled Victorian's mind and soul; it is a picture imbued with more meaning than its appearance would suggest. Much like the fictional Alice's world, as the photograph is subject to closer examination, it becomes nothing short of curiouser and curiouser. Alice Liddell as The Beggar Maid was, in short, the muse that would inspire the creation of Alice in Wonderland. Deftly engaging with Dogson's published writings, private diaries, and photography, Winchester weaves together the poignant, turbulent, and entirely fascinating story behind Lewis Carroll and the making of his Alice., On a summer's day in 1858, in a garden behind Christ Church College in Oxford, Charles Dodgson, a lecturer in mathematics, photographed six-year-old Alice Liddell, the daughter of the college dean, with a Thomas Ottewill Registered Double Folding camera, recently purchased in London. Simon Winchester deftly uses the resulting image--as unsettling as it is famous, and the subject of bottomless speculation--as the vehicle for a brief excursion behind the lens, a focal point on the origins of a classic work of English literature. Dodgson's love of photography framed his view of the world and was partly responsible for transforming a shy and half-deaf mathematician into one of the world's best-loved observers of childhood. Little wonder that there is more to "Alice Liddell as the Beggar Maid" than meets the eye. Using Dodgson's published writings, private diaries, and of course his photographic portraits, Winchester gently exposes the development of Lewis Carroll and the making of his Alice. Acclaim for Simon Winchester "An exceptionally engaging guide at home everywhere, ready for anything, full of gusto and seemingly omnivorous curiosity." --Pico Iyer, The New York Times Book Review "A master at telling a complex story compellingly and lucidly." -- USA Today "Extraordinarily graceful." -- Time "Winchester is an exquisite writer and a deft anecdoteur ." --Christopher Buckley "A lyrical writer and an indefatigable researcher." -- Newsweek, Simon Winchester turns his unrivaled talents to revealing the significance of the intriguing photograph whose subject inspired Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland., In the summer of 1858, in a garden behind Christ Church in Oxford, Charles Dodgson--better known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll--dressed the six-year-old Alice Liddell in ragamuffin's clothes, and then snapped the camera's shutter. In The Alice Behind Wonderland, Simon Winchester uses the famous photograph of Alice as the launching pad for an appreciative energetic and penetrating look at the inspiration behind, and the making of, one of the greatest classics of children's literature. Indeed, Winchester shows that Dodgson's love of photography deeply influenced his view of the world, helping to transform this shy and half-deaf mathematician into one of the world's best-loved observers of childhood. Much like the fictional Alice's world, as the photograph is subject to closer examination, 'Alice Liddell as The Beggar Maid' becomes curiouser and curiouser, capturing a moment during a golden afternoon that would endure forever. 'Alice Liddell as The Beggar Maid' was, in short, the muse that would inspire the creation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . Deftly engaging with Dogson's published writings, private diaries, and photography, Winchester weaves together the poignant, turbulent, and entirely fascinating story behind Lewis Carroll and the making of his Alice., In the summer of 1858, in a garden behind Christ Church in Oxford, Charles Dodgson--better known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll--dressed the six-year-old Alice Liddell in ragamuffin's clothes, draped the folds of cloth low enough to expose her bare chest, asked her to look deep into his eyes--and then snapped the camera's shutter. In The Alice Behind Wonderland, Simon Winchester uses the famous photograph of Alice--notorious for the child's alluring pose--as the launching pad for an energetic and penetrating look at the inspiration behind, and the making of, one of the greatest classics of children's literature: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Indeed, Winchester shows that it was Dodgson's photographic love affair with Alice that transformed this shy and half-deaf mathematician into one of the world's best-loved writers. Equally important, this photograph offers a window into Dodgson's troubled Victorian's mind and soul; it is a picture imbued with more meaning than its appearance would suggest. Much like the fictional Alice's world, as the photograph is subject to closer examination, it becomes nothing short of curiouser and curiouser. Alice Liddell as The Beggar Maid was, in short, the muse that would inspire the creation of Alice in Wonderland. Deftly engaging with Dogson's published writings, private diaries, and photography, Winchester weaves together the poignant, turbulent, and entirely fascinating story behind Lewis Carroll and the making of his Alice.
LC Classification Number
PR4611.A73
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2011
Description de l'objet du vendeur
Le vendeur assume l'entière responsabilité de cette annonce.
Numéro de l'objet eBay :375324793842
Dernière mise à jour : mai 15, 2024 00:15:03 HAEAfficher toutes les modificationsAfficher toutes les modifications
Expédition et manutention
Lieu où se trouve l'objet :
Aurora, Illinois, États-Unis
Expédition :
Afghanistan, Afrique du Sud, Albanie, Algérie, Allemagne, Andorre, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua-et-Barbuda, Antilles néerlandaises, Arabie saoudite, Argentine, Arménie, Aruba, Australie, Autriche, Azerbaïdjan, Bahamas, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Belgique, Bermudes, Bhoutan, Biélorussie, Bolivie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Botswana, Brunéi Darussalam, Brésil, Bulgarie, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bélize, Bénin, Cambodge, Cameroun, Canada, Chili, Chine, Chypre, Colombie, Comores, Corée du Sud, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Danemark, Djibouti, Dominique, Espagne, Estonie, Fidji, Finlande, France, Gabon, République du, Gambie, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenade, Groenland, Grèce, Guam, Guatemala, Guernesey, Guinée, Guinée équatoriale, Guinée-Bissau, Guyana, Géorgie, Haïti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hongrie, Inde, Indonésie, Irak, Irlande, Islande, Israël, Italie, Jamaïque, Japon, Jersey, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirghizistan, Kiribati, Koweït, Laos, Lesotho, Lettonie, Liban, Libéria, Liechtenstein, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Macao, Macédoine, Madagascar, Malaisie, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malte, Maroc, Mauritanie, Mayotte, Mexique, Micronésie, Moldavie, Monaco, Monde entier, Mongolie, Montserrat, Monténégro, Mozambique, Namibie, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Nioué, Norvège, Nouvelle-Zélande, Népal, Oman, Ouganda, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, Paraguay, Pays-Bas, Philippines, Pologne, Porto Rico, Portugal, Pérou, Qatar, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Rwanda, République centrafricaine, République de Croatie, République dominicaine, République du Congo, République démocratique du Congo, République tchèque, Sahara occidental, Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis, Saint-Marin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines, Sainte-Hélène, Sainte-Lucie, Salvador, Samoa, Samoa américaines, Serbie, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapour, Slovaque, Slovénie, Somalie, Sri Lanka, Suisse, Suriname, Suède, Svalbard et Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sénégal, Tadjikistan, Tanzanie, Taïwan, Tchad, Thaïlande, Togo, Tonga, Trinité-et-Tobago, Tunisie, Turkménistan, Turquie, Tuvalu, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-et-Futuna, Yémen, Zambie, Zimbabwe, Égypte, Émirats arabes unis, Équateur, Érythrée, État de la Cité du Vatican, Éthiopie, Île Maurice, Îles Caïmans, Îles Cook, Îles Malouines (îles Falkland), Îles Marshall, Îles Salomon, Îles Turks et Caicos, Îles Vierges (États-Unis), Îles Vierges britanniques, Îles du Cap-Vert
Lieux exclus :
Barbade, Guadeloupe, Guyane française, Libye, Martinique, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie française, Russie, Réunion, Ukraine, Venezuela
| Expédition et manutention | À | Service | Livraison*Voir les remarques sur la livraison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expédition sans frais | États-Unis | Economy Shipping | Livraison prévue entre le sam. 22 juin et le mar. 25 juin à 43230 |
| 15,99 $US (environ 22,01 $C) | États-Unis | Expedited Shipping | Livraison prévue au plus tard le ven. 21 juin à 43230 |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Le vendeur facture une taxe de vente dans |
Taxe de vente pour cet objet (375324793842)
Taxe de vente pour cet objet (375324793842)
Le vendeur facture une taxe de vente pour les États suivants :
| État | Taux de la taxe de vente |
|---|---|
| Missouri (MO) | 8.238% |
Modalités de renvoi
| Après réception de l'objet, contactez le vendeur dans un délai de | Mode de remboursement |
|---|---|
| 30 jours | Remboursement |
Les frais d'expédition du renvoi sont à la charge du vendeur.
Détails du paiement
Modes de paiement
Évaluations comme vendeur (5 221 217)
d***- (1824)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.
Dernier mois
Achat vérifié
Item was as described! Great Seller! Thank you! AAAAA+++++++
c***c (1772)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.
Dernier mois
Achat vérifié
very good seller
h***l (165)- Évaluation laissée par l'acheteur.
Dernier mois
Achat vérifié
Arrived on time
Évaluations et avis sur le produit
Avis les plus pertinents
- nov. 20, 2018
good read
Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : discover-books
- févr. 19, 2022
Alice behind Wonderland
Achat vérifié : OuiÉtat : OccasionVendu par : betterworldbooks