'Twas Brillig: a Jabberwocky Page

“The Jabberwocky” is perhaps the most well-known, well-loved, studied, and revered piece of nonsense literature in the English language (well, ostensibly English, anyway), and perhaps in any language. While it occupies a relatively minor position in Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (commonly referred to as Alice Through the Looking Glass), its renown has spread far beyond that single opening chapter (well, and Humpty Dumpty's later expoundification thereof.

Its popularity has resulted in its translation into a number of languages, including French, German, and yes, even Latin.

The Text

• “The Jabberwocky” (Original English)
• “Stanza of Anglo-Saxon Poetry” (Anglo-Saxon, fragment)
• “Mors Iabrochii” (Latin)
• “Endraperós” (Catalan)

Outside Jabberwocky Links

• Dick VandeVelde's "Jabberwocky" Page
• David Shaw's "Jabberwocky.com"
• David Hollander's "Ultimate Jabberwocky Page"
• Keith Lim's "Jabberwocky Variations"

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