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Line 1: − '''Lewis Carroll''' was the pen name for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), best known for authoring ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Through the Looking-Glass]]'' (which contains the poem ''[[Jabberwocky]].'') Carroll also wrote the long nonsense poem, ''[[The Hunting of the Snark]].'' In addition to writing these stories and poems under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, Charles Dodgson also was a mathematician and photographer. − + − Lewis Carroll's works are full of puns and jokes based on [[logic]]. Computer programmers are fond of quoting the King's directions to the White Rabbit, who asks "Where shall I begin, your Majesty" and is told "Begin at the beginning, and go on until you come to the end: then stop." + − + + + Line 18:
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[[Image:LewisCarrollSelfPhoto.jpg|right|thumb|Lewis Carroll]]
[[Image:LewisCarrollSelfPhoto.jpg|right|thumb|Lewis Carroll]]
Carroll, a math teacher, wrote a play about geometry called ''Euclid and His Modern Rivals''.
Rev. '''Charles Lutwidge Dodgson''' (1832–1898) was a university professor who (as '''Lewis Carroll''') wrote ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Through the Looking-Glass]]'' (which contains the poem ''[[Jabberwocky]].'') Carroll also wrote the long nonsense poem, ''[[The Hunting of the Snark]].'' In addition to writing these stories and poems, Charles Dodgson also was a mathematician and photographer.
Dodgson wrote a play about geometry called ''Euclid and His Modern Rivals''.
Many of the poems in the Alice books are sly [[parody|parodies]] of overly-solemn poems that were popular in Victorian times, but almost forgotten now. Carroll's parodies have, in fact, survived better than the poems they were parodying. Isaac Watts'
Dodgson's literary works are full of puns and jokes based on [[logic]]. Computer programmers are fond of quoting the King's directions to the White Rabbit, who asks "Where shall I begin, your Majesty" and is told "Begin at the beginning, and go on until you come to the end: then stop."
Many of the poems in the Alice books are sly [[parody|parodies]] of overly-solemn poems that were popular in Victorian times, but almost forgotten now. Dodgson's parodies have, in fact, survived better than the poems they were parodying. Isaac Watts'
How doth the little busy Bee<br>
How doth the little busy Bee<br>
With the sweet Food she makes.<br>
With the sweet Food she makes.<br>
becomes, in Carroll's hands,
becomes, in Dodgson's hands,
How doth the little crocodile<br>
How doth the little crocodile<br>
With gently smiling jaws!'<br>
With gently smiling jaws!'<br>
Charles Dodgson ultimately became a Christian preacher, following the example set by his father, a gifted mathematician who gave up intellectual career to become a country parson.
Charles Dodgson ultimately became a Christian preacher, following the example set by his father, a gifted mathematician who gave up intellectual career to become a country parson. Although he achieved fame and wealth from his Alice books, he hated to be called Lewis Carroll and would respond to fan mail with a circular repudiating any relationship to that persona.
== See also ==
== See also ==