Wonderland Lost and Found? Nonsensical Enchantment and Imaginative Reluctance in Revisionings of Lewis Carroll’s Alice Tales (original) (raw)

This collection, stemming from a symposium at the University of Glasgow, delves into the concept of the 'anti-tale,' connecting it to critical discussions around disenchantment and the revisionary approaches in literature, particularly those informed by Angela Carter and Bruno Bettelheim. Key contributors explore the genre's definitions and characteristics, presenting a typology that distinguishes the anti-fairy tale from its traditional counterparts, emphasizing themes of tragedy and inconclusiveness as fundamental to understanding modern narratives and their cultural significances.