Lewis Carroll's, Henry Holiday's and Joseph Swain's Tragicomedy
“No doubt,” said I, “they settled who Was fittest to be sent Yet still to choose a brat like you, To haunt a man of forty-two, Was no great compliment!” In his 29th annotation (MG029) to The Hunting of the Snark, Martin Gardiner stated: Curiously, Carroll refers to … Continue reading “»To haunt a man of forty-two«”
Today I start to refer to Martin Gardner’s annotations to The Hunting of the Snark in a more systematical way. Admittedly, I should have done that much earlier. I didn’t read the annotations carefully enough. As an example, Martin Gardner annotated (MG058) to The Hunting of the Snark that Elizabeth Sewell pointed out in The … Continue reading “Martin Gardner’s Snark Annotations”
The images (click on them to read more) are related to my little article in the Knight Letter № 100 (July 2018, ISSN 0193-886X, published by the LCSNA). Blog entry related to this page Feedback: Twitter | Facebook 1 | Facebook 2 | Quora My LCSNA Knight Letter links MG064
When the crew of Lewis Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark is making preparations for seeking that impossible creature, we read that “the Boots and the Broker were sharpening a spade”. This action is so outlandish that the editor and commentator (Martin Gardner) remarks ad locum: “Why in the world were they sharpening a spade?” … Continue reading “Sharpening a Spade”
Martin Gardner wrote in his Annotated Snark (1962, MG064) about Henry Holiday’s almost surreal illustration: […] Thousands of readers must have glanced at this drawing without noticing (though they may have shivered with subliminal perception) the huge, almost transparent head of the Baker, abject terror on his features, as a gigantic beak (or is it … Continue reading “This is no Cigar”
297 “Be a man!” said the Bellman in wrath, as he heard 298 The Butcher beginning to sob. 299 “Should we meet with a Jubjub, that desperate bird, 300 We shall need all our strength for the job!” 321 Then a scream, shrill and high, rent the shuddering … Continue reading “jub jub jub jub jub jub jub jub jub …”
Remember, to Henry Holiday The Hunting of the Snark was a tragedy. 549 “It’s a Snark!” was the sound that first came to their ears, 550 And seemed almost too good to be true. 551 Then followed a torrent of laughter and cheers: 552 Then the ominous … Continue reading “Thomas Cranmer’s Burning”
more (MG038, MG047)
More links related to my Snark article in the Knight Letter (ISSN 0193-886X) of the LCSNA, Fall 2017, № 99: The article is online in academia.edu, in archive.org and also here in snrk.de (with permission of the Knight Letter editors). As a bonus, four additional images have been attached to that online version of the … Continue reading “Nose is a Nose is a Nose”