Alice Through the Looking Glass (Kadokawa Bunko)
Categories：Classics
The definitive edition of the eternal classic fairy tale, reborn with a beautiful original binding!
[Alice is not only in "Wonderland"! Watch Alice become a fine queen in "Through the Looking Glass" Yo! The "new translation" has the same fun of playing with words as in the original!!?z
??This is the point
(1) As expected of a new translation!!
Continuing from the previous work, it is still alive today , you can read Alice in beautiful Japanese.
There's nothing complicated or difficult to read! And it's not broken Japanese either.
You can enjoy Alice's elegant and cute lines.
(2) Alice becomes queen!? Detailed explanation about chess
The crux of the story is that "Alice becomes queen.''
?gWonderland?h was a land of playing cards, but ?gLand of Mirrors?h was a land of chess. (Unlike shogi, the pieces in chess are placed in mirror alignment.)
In other words, in this story, Alice "becomes'' the queen of chess.
The story unfolds along the lines of a chess game, and it is explained in detail in the translator's afterword, which is extremely interesting!
(3) What makes Alice interesting is the rhyme ( Rhyme)
This work has been translated with particular emphasis on the rhyme of the poem. Let me explain based on the beautiful poem published at the end.
[Na]tsu The sky in July is [blue],
[Tsu] If you play on a boat, it will be a dream [many].
[Memories] flowing peacefully in the river??
[Hide] quietly,
Listening intently to the story of [non]ense. ?sStay?t.
[A] Three children who don't feel like their partner are <
*The rhyme is with [ ] and << ]. [ ] can be read together.
By the way, the translation of this poem is amazing not only because of the rhyme, but also because when you connect the first letters of the lines, a certain sentence appears.
Lewis Carroll was already doing the "vertical reading" that has been done on the internet in recent years, more than a hundred years ago.
?gNatsu no Hinoa?h?c. What words will follow? Please read it in the text.
(4) Includes detailed explanations and music scores for poems!
In the translator's afterword, you can also read the story's origins, as well as detailed explanations and behind-the-scenes stories about the work.
?EWhen this book was published, who was the real-life Alice Riddle, the model for Alice, in love with?
?EThe old white knight who watched Alice grow up Whose caricature is this?
?EJabber that makes no sense What is the compound word "nunayaka'' in Wocky's poem? (Detailed explanations of terms in this poem are also included)
Alice fans will definitely be grinning!
Bonus Also includes sheet music for each poem.
Let's sing "Through the Looking Glass??" along with the score!
Lewis Carroll (author), Shoichiro Kawai (translator)
About the author
??Lewis Carroll: Born in Cheshire, England in 1832. Graduated from Oxford University and became professor of mathematics and logic there. Her fairy tales "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and "Through the Looking Glass,'' which are filled with a unique sense of humor and fantastical images, are popular not only in the UK, but all over the world.
Publisher: KADOKAWA; Illustrated edition (2/25/2010)
Release date: 2/25/2010
Language: Japanese
Paperback: 240 pages
ISBN- 10: 4042118046
ISBN-13: 978-4042118046
Target audience age: Ages 8-11
Dimensions: 10.67 x 0.76 x 15.24 cm
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