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"Literary Allusion" section: synthesis?
The "Literary allusion" section mentions that Edward Lear also has a person's waistcoat display a bodily reaction. But the first ref it gives just repeats the text of the poems, while the second seems to be an image of the cover of a journal. Does the source back up the hypothesis that the Snark mention of the waistcoat is really an allusion to Lear? HandsomeMrToad (talk) 23:11, 10 April 2019 (UTC)
- That text has been replaced by a reference to what Martin Gardner wrote about this issue. --DL5MDA (talk) 19:17, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
Info about alleged errors in publications of "The Hunting on the Snark".
Removed (not by me) from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hunting_of_the_Snark&diff=next&oldid=928358530): »Rare book sellers often claim, that the first edition of ”The Hunting of the Snark” can be identified by the word “Baker” instead of “Butcher” or “Banker” in the 560th line on page 83. However, “Where the Baker had met with the Snark” is correct. “Butcher” or “Banker” in the 560th line is wrong. Also “bribe” in the 386th line on page 55 is correct, even though in the Internet the erratic “It never will look at a bride” can be found.« The removal is ok, but perhaps someone can improve the text. (See also: https://snrk.de/page-83#WP) --DL5MDA (talk) 19:14, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
See also https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hunting_of_the_Snark&type=revision&diff=940981702&oldid=937889678 --DL5MDA (talk) 21:43, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
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What I tell you three times is true
What I tell you three times is true redirects to this page, as this is the source of that well-known quote. However, it doesn't appear to be mentioned in the article. This isn't Wikiquote so I don't want to add a "famous quotes" section, but it should at least be mentioned somewhere. Thoughts? User:力 (power~enwiki, π, ν) 19:15, 22 July 2021 (UTC)
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Snark hunt
There should be a discussion in its legacy as the origin of the phrase “snark hunt”, referring to searching for something which doesn’t exist. Ganondox (talk) 03:59, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
- It is true, that today “snark hunt” often ist used to refer to a search for something which doesn’t exist. However, Lewis Carroll wrote (in a letter to Mary Barber, January 12, 1897) about the meaning of "The Hunting of the Snark": "... To the best of my recollection, I had no other meaning in my mind, when I wrote it: but people have since tried to find the meanings in it. The one I like best (which I think is partly my own) is that it may be taken as an Allegory for the Pursuit of Happiness. ..." DL5MDA (talk) 23:51, 3 January 2025 (UTC)
maker of Bonnets and Hoods
I was about to revert https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Hunting_of_the_Snark&diff=next&oldid=1261314938, because it's "A maker of Bonnets and Hoods" in line 10 (https://snrk.de/snarkhunt/#010) of the poem, not "A Maker of Bonnets and Hoods". That's how Carroll indicated that "maker" is not part of the name. DL5MDA (talk) 23:40, 3 January 2025 (UTC)