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Posted by Jock on June 20, 2006 at 22:00:24 from 81.76.86.2 user Jock.

I've just found a beautifully designed site maintained by a Dutch lady called Lenny de Rooy. The site is all about Alice in Wonderland - the books, the author, and the original Alice.

There is a lost chapter of "Through the Looking Glass" which alone makes the site worth visiting, there is also much, much more.

On the home page there is a quotation from another site (PinkMonkey.com) which is worth requoting in full.

"The study of literature is not like the study of math or science, or even history. While those disciplines are based largely upon fact, the study of literature is based upon interpretation and analysis. There are no clear-cut answers in literature, outside of the factual information about an author's life and the basic information about setting and characterization in a piece of literature. The rest is a highly subjective reading of what an author has written; each person brings a different set of values and a different background to the reading. As a result, no two people see the piece of literature in exactly the same light, and few critics agree on everything about a book or an author. In your course of literature study, you or your professor/teacher may come up with a different interpretation of the mood or the theme or the conflict. Your interpretation, if it can be logically supported with information contained within the piece of literature, is just as correct as [the one's you'll find here]. So is the interpretation of your teacher or professor. [...] Literature is simply not a black or white situation; instead, there are many gray areas that are open to varying analyses. Your task is to come up with your own analysis that you can logically defend."

Tarboard is enjoying a welcome period of peace. Ancient enemies have laid down their weapons. Debate is courteous. Perhaps to prolong this happy time, the above quotation should appear on Tarboard's posting page next to two buttons: AGREE and DISAGREE. Those pressing the wrong button would be consigned to live Tarboardless lives amongst the detritus of cyber fluff.


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