Behind the Looking Glass

Behind the Looking Glass (ISBN 978-1847184863) (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing), by Sherry L. Ackerman , addresses the contemporary deconstruction of the Carroll Myth . The book offers an examination of the nineteenth century Neoplatonic Revival in Great Britain.,[1] with special emphasis upon its influence on the writings of Lewis Carroll. Conciliatory points between revived Neoplatonism, theosophy and spiritualism are identified.[2][3] [4] [5][6] [7][8][9]

See also

• Karoline Leach & "The Carroll Myth"
• Hugues Lebailly

References

1. "In all of the recent investigation of the Carroll Myth, one area that has been significantly under-represented is Carroll's place in the philosophical traditions of his day. Behind the Looking Glass is perhaps the first attempt at correcting that omission"; Karoline Leach, author of In the Shadow of the Dreamchild.
2. "I do not know of any author who has attempted to present this most familiar work (Alice in Wonderland) as a Platonic allegory"; Jay Bregman, Professor of History and Coordinator of Religious Studies, University of Maine.
3. Presentation at CCWE Conference; Cambridge, England, October, 2008. http://ccwe.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/sherry-ackerman-ph-d-looking-for-lewis-carroll/
4. Book Review by John Colombo. http://gurdjieffbooks.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/behind-the-looking-glass/
5. Book Review in Journal of Western Mystery Traditions. No.15, Vol.2. 2008. http://www.jwmt.org/v2n15/glass_review.html
6. Book Reviews by readers. https://www.amazon.com/review/product/1847184863/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?%5Fencoding=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
7. ContrariWise: Association for new Lewis Carroll Studies. http://contrariwise.cc/association.html%5B%5D
8. College of the Siskiyous Press Release. http://www.siskiyous.edu/pio/NewsReleases/2008-2009/September/073.pdf%5B%5D
9. Amapedia Review. http://amapedia.amazon.com/view/Behind+the+Looking+Glass/id=865577 Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine