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- Herausgeber: Musaicum Books
- Kategorie: Poesie und Drama
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017
Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark (Illustrated Edition)' is a whimsical and nonsensical narrative poem that follows a crew of ten quirky characters on an absurd hunting expedition to find the mysterious Snark. Written in a classic Victorian style, Carroll's witty wordplay and playful rhymes create a surreal and entertaining story that both children and adults can appreciate. The illustrations in this edition further bring the fantastical creatures and landscapes to life, enhancing the reader's visual experience of this imaginative tale. Set in a time when nonsense literature was popular, 'The Hunting of the Snark' stands out as a unique and enduring contribution to the genre. As a renowned mathematician and logician, Lewis Carroll's fascination with puzzles and paradoxes is evident in 'The Hunting of the Snark'. His clever use of language and mathematical references adds depth and complexity to the seemingly lighthearted story, inviting readers to explore underlying themes and hidden meanings. Carroll's background in academia and his love for wordplay inspired him to create a work that challenges traditional narrative conventions and stretches the boundaries of imagination. I highly recommend 'The Hunting of the Snark (Illustrated Edition)' to anyone looking for a delightful and thought-provoking literary adventure. Carroll's mastery of language, combined with the charming illustrations, makes this book a timeless classic that continues to enchant readers of all ages. Dive into the world of the Snark and let Carroll's imaginative storytelling take you on a whimsical journey unlike any other.
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The Hunting of the Snark
(Illustrated Edition)
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Table of Contents
Preface
If — and the thing is wildly possible — the charge of writing nonsense were ever brought against the author of this brief but instructive poem, it would be based, I feel convinced, on the line (in p.4)
“Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder sometimes.”
In view of this painful possibility, I will not (as I might) appeal indignantly to my other writings as a proof that I am incapable of such a deed: I will not (as I might) point to the strong moral purpose of this poem itself, to the arithmetical principles so cautiously inculcated in it, or to its noble teachings in Natural History — I will take the more prosaic course of simply explaining how it happened.
The Bellman, who was almost morbidly sensitive about appearances, used to have the bowsprit unshipped once or twice a week to be revarnished, and it more than once happened, when the time came for replacing it, that no one on board could remember which end of the ship it belonged to. They knew it was not of the slightest use to appeal to the Bellman about it — he would only refer to his Naval Code, and read out in pathetic tones Admiralty Instructions which none of them had ever been able to understand — so it generally ended in its being fastened on, anyhow, across the rudder. The helmsman1 used to stand by with tears in his eyes; he knew it was all wrong, but alas! Rule 42 of the Code, “No one shall speak to the Man at the Helm,” had been completed by the Bellman himself with the words “and the Man at the Helm shall speak to no one.“ So remonstrance was impossible, and no steering could be done till the next varnishing day. During these bewildering intervals the ship usually sailed backwards.
1 This office was usually undertaken by the Boots, who found in it a refuge from the Baker’s constant complaints about the insufficient blacking of his three pairs of boots.
As this poem is to some extent connected with the lay of the Jabberwock, let me take this opportunity of answering a question that has often been asked me, how to pronounce “slithy toves.” The “i” in “slithy” is long, as in “writhe”; and “toves” is pronounced so as to rhyme with “groves.” Again, the first “o” in “borogoves” is pronounced like the “o” in “borrow.” I have heard people try to give it the sound of the “o” in “worry. Such is Human Perversity.
