Victorian Avant-Garde // A Seminar at the Corcoran School of Arts and Design at the George Washington University // Spring 2016 // Professor Casey Smith // kcs@gwu.edu // The painting above is by Sir John Everett Millais, 1829–1896, British, L'Enfant du Regiment, 1854 to 1855, Oil on paper, laid on canvas, mounted on board, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Bigger than JK Rowling...
How can we account for the critical and popular success of Lewis Carroll's Alice series? In 150 years will people around the world be as obsessive about Harry, Hermione, and Ron? Why or why not? What is it about Alice that continues to fascinate us? The recent documentary, The Secret World of Lewis Carroll, addresses this question in charming fashion.
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