English Literature II
2 500 words on the topic Language and Nonsense in Lewis Carroll’s Alice books
The essay consists in a detailed discussion of the language and motif of nonsense in both Lewis Carroll’s Alice books – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass. The aim of the essay is to prove the student’s ability to analyse a literary text and use adequate critical terminology.
Please make sure to:
• use some relevant academic sources
• us proper terminology from the area of literature
• include background information about the writer, context of the book and its plot very briefly – 200- 300 words at max
• focus on literary devices, aspects, language, motifs, themes and syntax within in the text
There are some works already discussing this topic on the web so you may use them to familiarize yourself with the topic and to understand what the essay should include however don’t cite them