Play, games, and sport
Subtitle: the literary works of Lewis Carroll.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1974
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
Subjects: Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 -- Knowledge -- Sports; Fantasy literature, English -- History and criticism; Sports in literature; Games in literature; Play in literature
Description: "Ms. Blake views the whole of Carroll's imaginative writing in the light of play, through the card game, the croquet match, the chessboard, and the hunt ... Combining sound psychological insight and keen literary analysis, Ms. Blake offers a new ... approach to the writings of Lewis Carroll, while at the same time shedding light on the Victorian age"--Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.