carroll
Definition
Proper noun * Carroll: The pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an English writer, mathematician, and photographer, best known for his children's fantasy novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" is famous for its inventive nonsense vocabulary.
- The whimsical logic in Carroll's stories has fascinated both children and adults for generations.
- Many literary critics have analyzed the mathematical themes in Carroll's work.
Advanced Usage
- "Carrollian" (adjective): Pertaining to or characteristic of the style, themes, or absurd logic found in Lewis Carroll's writings.
- The film had a delightfully Carrollian sense of surreal humor.
Variants and Related Words
- Lewis Carroll: The full pen name.
- Charles Lutwidge Dodgson: The author's real name.
- Rev. Charles Dodgson: A reference emphasizing his role as a deacon.
Synonyms
- Lewis Carroll
- Charles L. Dodgson (formal/real name context)
Related Phrases and Contexts
- In the style of Carroll: Written or created with a similar imaginative and nonsensical quality.
- The poem was written in the style of Carroll.
- Carroll's Alice: A common reference to the protagonist of his most famous works.
- The exhibition explored the real-life inspiration for Carroll's Alice.
Noun
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English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
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