The Hunting of the Snark (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
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The Poem
The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson used the pseudonym Lewis Carroll when he published The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits. Although this work is often called “nonsense verse” or “children’s literature,” it is complex and dark. On a superficial reading it may seem a childish, laughter-filled romp, but it draws the thoughtful adult back to read it again and again as the laughter dies.
Carroll subtitles his poem An Agony in Eight Fits. The word “agony” derives from the Greek verb meaning “to act,” which is also the...
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