Alicia In Terra Mirabili
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: ** LATIN TEXT ONLY**
What happens when one of the most beloved works of the English literary canon is reborn in the tongue of Cicero and Caesar? Alicia in Terra Mirabili is Lewis Carroll's timeless Alice's Adventures in Wonderland rendered into elegant Latin by scholar Clive Harcourt Carruthers — a translation described on its own cover as Liber notissimus Latine redditus ab eius fautore vetere gratoque (a most famous book, rendered into Latin by its old and grateful admirer). Young Alicia tumbles headlong into a terra mirabilis populated by imperious queens, philosophical caterpillars, and maddening hatters, her journey through this anarchic dreamscape as enchanting and bewildering in Latin as it ever was in English. Carruthers' achievement is a remarkable act of literary devotion, demonstrating that Carroll's genius for wordplay, absurdist logic, and satirical wit transcends language itself — and in doing so, illuminates the original text from an entirely fresh classical perspective. The illustrations, drawn from the iconic original engravings by Sir John Tenniel, adorn the pages with their familiar Victorian charm, anchoring the fantastical narrative in its rich cultural heritage. For classicists, Carroll enthusiasts, and lovers of linguistic ingenuity alike, this edition poses an irresistible question: does Wonderland feel stranger, or somehow more ancient, when read in the language of Rome?
Author: Clive Harcourt Carruthers
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Macmillan & Co Ltd
Genre: Classic fiction
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: ** LATIN TEXT ONLY**
What happens when one of the most beloved works of the English literary canon is reborn in the tongue of Cicero and Caesar? Alicia in Terra Mirabili is Lewis Carroll's timeless Alice's Adventures in Wonderland rendered into elegant Latin by scholar Clive Harcourt Carruthers — a translation described on its own cover as Liber notissimus Latine redditus ab eius fautore vetere gratoque (a most famous book, rendered into Latin by its old and grateful admirer). Young Alicia tumbles headlong into a terra mirabilis populated by imperious queens, philosophical caterpillars, and maddening hatters, her journey through this anarchic dreamscape as enchanting and bewildering in Latin as it ever was in English. Carruthers' achievement is a remarkable act of literary devotion, demonstrating that Carroll's genius for wordplay, absurdist logic, and satirical wit transcends language itself — and in doing so, illuminates the original text from an entirely fresh classical perspective. The illustrations, drawn from the iconic original engravings by Sir John Tenniel, adorn the pages with their familiar Victorian charm, anchoring the fantastical narrative in its rich cultural heritage. For classicists, Carroll enthusiasts, and lovers of linguistic ingenuity alike, this edition poses an irresistible question: does Wonderland feel stranger, or somehow more ancient, when read in the language of Rome?