Curiouser and Curiouser: An exploration of surrealism in two illustrators of Lewis Carroll’s <i>Alice</i>

  • Siri Hiltz University of British Columbia

Abstract

Growing, shrinking, white knights and caucus races, infants, piglets and games of croquet; the magical and confusing world that Alice falls into fits snugly within the surrealist dream. Lewis Carroll’s fantastic tale of a young girl immersed in a dream world epitomizes many of the goals and ideals of the surrealist movement. This article compares the illustrations of Carroll's story by John Tenniel and by Salvador Dali, examining how the two styles might present the surrealist vision of the story.

Author Biography

Siri Hiltz, University of British Columbia
Savid Beagley is Lecturer in Children's Literature and Literacy at La Trobe University's Bendigo campus, Victoria, Australia, where he teaches units in Genres, History, Australian and Post-colonial children's literature. He has previously taught in secondary schools, and has been a school and university librarian.
Issue
Vol. 15 No. 2 (2011)
Section
Picture Window
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