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The logic of Alice : clear thinking in Wonderland / Bernard M. Patten.

Title
The logic of Alice : clear thinking in Wonderland / Bernard M. Patten.
Author
Patten, Bernard M.
Publication
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009.

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Description
336 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
Patten provides a chapter-by-chapter skeleton key to Alice, which meticulously demonstrates how its various episodes reveal Dodgson's profound knowledge of the rules of clear thinking, informal and formal logic, symbolic logic, and human nature. --from publisher description.
Subject
  • Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898
  • Logic in literature
  • Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism
  • Children's stories, English > History and criticism
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-318) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Down the rabbit hole -- The pool of tears -- A caucus race and a long tale -- The rabbit sends in a little bill -- Advice from a caterpillar -- Pig and Pepper -- A mad tea party -- The Queen's croquet ground -- The Mock Turtle's story -- The lobster quadrille -- Who stole the tarts? -- Alice's evidence.
ISBN
  • 9781591026754 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
  • 159102675X (pbk. : acid-free paper)
LCCN
^^2008030716
OCLC
  • 223918858
  • SCSB-11240775
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library