Book: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (150th Anniversary Edition Illustrated by Salvador Dali) written by Lewis Carroll
Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review
Publication: Available now
Description:
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children’s literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you’ve never seen her before.
In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland features rarely seen illustrations by Salvador Dalí that illuminate the surreal yet curiously logical and mathematical realm into which Alice famously falls.
In an informative and wide-ranging introduction, Carroll expert Mark Burstein discusses Dalí’s connections with Carroll, his treatment of the symbolic figure of Alice, and the mathematical nature of Wonderland. In addition, mathematician Thomas Banchoff reflects on the friendship he shared with Dalí and explores the mathematical undercurrents in Dalí’s work.
Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–98), a British writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His best-known works are Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass. Mark Burstein is president emeritus of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America and the editor of or contributor to fourteen books about Carroll. Thomas Banchoff is professor emeritus of mathematics at Brown University.
Rating: 4 1/2 stars
Review:
In this special edition, the introduction details both Lewis Carroll and Salvador Dali's interest in Math. The intro also tells of Professor Thomas Banchoff experience with Dali. Throughout the book artwork (and photographs) are shown.
Following that is the full story of Alice's Adventure in Wonderland. In this classic, Alice who was bored spotted a little white rabbit that was in a hurry. She immediately followed the little rabbit down a rabbit hole and found herself in one crazy zany adventure after the next. I've read this story numerous times and with each reading it feels as if I spot something I never read before.
I'm glad the Dali illustrations are very few in this edition because although I love some of the beautiful artwork shown in the introduction. I wasn't too keen on the illustrations that go with the story.
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