Here is a link to a wonderful article circa 1971 by William Empson.
In it, Empson discusses the importance of Scientific and Transcendental philosophical motions mid 19th century, and how these innovations were used by Carroll in Alice and Wonderland. The article discusses the genesis of evolutionary theory, normative Victorian lifestyles, Tennyson and Coleridge, and a slew of other interesting subjects.
Feel free to carouse and inform yourself!
The Child as Swain by William Empson
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