Phantasmagoria and Other Poems

by Lewis Carroll

Book Overview

Phantasmagoria is a collection of poems by the famous author and mathematician, Lewis Carroll. Published in 1869 it quickly became one of Carroll's more famous works. The title poem is a narrative... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 198357080X
• ISBN13: 9781983570803
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Vintage Carroll enhanced by Frost's art and Gardner's notes

This book has woodcuts by Arthur B. Frost that capture the humor of Carroll's poem perfectly. Martin Gardner has provided a short introduction with letters from Carroll to Frost regarding the art and to a friend with regards to para-psychological phenomena. He also provides notes for obscure words or puns. Frost and Gardner are what makes this the version of Carroll's Phantasmagoria you should read.The poem itself is a conversation between a man of 42 and a less than adept ghost. Among the things learned are the 5 rules of behavior for a ghost, the housing requirements for a ghost etc. Carroll's vintage humor is expressed in a narrative poem of seven cantos using verses of five rhymed lines. The poetry is well written - the rhymes are not forced but natural, the humor relatively subtle.This book justifies its being in the series "Literary Classics".

We're talking the best of Carrol here.

This poem, writen in five line verses, ranks right up there with Alice in Wonderland. The poetry of Homer with the wit of Dr. Suess. I would suggest this book to anyone who likes poetry in any form.

GREAT STUFF!!

This is great verse if you like Lewis Carroll. It sounds great as beat poetry, too!!