In the Shadow of the Dreamchild
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| - | [[Karoline Leach]] in ''[[In the Shadow of the Dreamchild]]'' (1999) wrote that [[Morton Cohen]] and previous biographers misunderstood the norms and customs of the [[Victorian era]], and that Carroll's adulation of children was not sexual but a reflection of the [[Romanticism|romanticisation]] of the child prevalent in that era. | + | '''''In the Shadow of the Dreamchild: A New Understanding of Lewis Carroll''''' is a 1999 book by British author [[Karoline Leach]] that posited the concept of the "Carroll Myth": the idea that many of the most famous aspects of [[Lewis Carroll]]'s biography, including his supposed adoration of [[Alice Liddell]], are more legend than fact. |
| + | Its main contentions are: | ||
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| + | * Lewis Carroll was not 'exclusively focused' on female children as has been claimed by all previous biographers | ||
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| + | *He did not 'lose interest' in girls over the age of 14, and that many of his so-called 'child-friends' had actually been grown women | ||
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| + | *Alice Liddell was not 'the real Alice', and that Carroll was never in love with her, or asked to marry her | ||
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| + | *His relationships with adult women have been consistently under-examined and misreported | ||
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| + | * His life was haunted by an unnamed pain that may have involved a guilty love affair | ||
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| + | The book has had considerable impact on Carroll studies and reactions to it have been very polarised. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Morton N. Cohen]] | ||
| + | *[[Hugues Lebailly]] | ||
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In the Shadow of the Dreamchild: A New Understanding of Lewis Carroll is a 1999 book by British author Karoline Leach that posited the concept of the "Carroll Myth": the idea that many of the most famous aspects of Lewis Carroll's biography, including his supposed adoration of Alice Liddell, are more legend than fact.
Its main contentions are:
- Lewis Carroll was not 'exclusively focused' on female children as has been claimed by all previous biographers
- He did not 'lose interest' in girls over the age of 14, and that many of his so-called 'child-friends' had actually been grown women
- Alice Liddell was not 'the real Alice', and that Carroll was never in love with her, or asked to marry her
- His relationships with adult women have been consistently under-examined and misreported
- His life was haunted by an unnamed pain that may have involved a guilty love affair
The book has had considerable impact on Carroll studies and reactions to it have been very polarised.
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