What is the origin of the poem Jabberwocky?

Answer 1

Lewis Carroll, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, wrote the poem Jabberwocky. It was first published in his novel Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There in 1872.
Lewis Carroll

Answer 2

"Jabberwocky" is a poem written by Lewis Carroll and featured in his novel "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There." It was first published in 1871 and is known for its nonsensical language and whimsical tone. The poem tells the story of a hero slaying a fearsome creature called the Jabberwock.

Answer 3

The poem Jabberwocky first appeared in Lewis Carroll's book, Through The Looking Glass And What Alice Found There, which is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Carroll had already printed the first verse in Misch-Masch, a magazine which he made for the entertainment of his family, under the title Stanza of Anglo Saxon Poetry, but the Jabberwock didn't feature until the poem was published in its entirety in Through the Looking Glass in 1871.

Answer 4

The poem Jabberwocky doesn't say where the Jabberwock lives. The boy is in the wood or forest when he first encounters it and it has come through the wood to where the boy is resting. The wood is the only geographical location associated with the monster, so it might be reaonable to assume that that is its dwelling place.

Jabberwocky is a parody of Anglo saxon poetry and during that time Britain was very heavily wooded, with many people living in small villages completely surrounded by forest. As a result, the forest takes on an almost mythic quality, being the source of all necessary resources but it is also dark and foreboding, potentially housing unknown dangers. With this archetype in mind it seems probable that the wood is indeed meant to be where the Jabberwock lives, although this cannot be claimed absolutely due to a lack of explicit proof in the text.

Answer 5

The poem Jabberwocky was first published in Lewis Carroll's book Through the Looking Glass in 1872.

Carroll composed the first verse in 1855 and printed it in a home-made magazine called Misch-Masch under the title Stanza of Anglo-Saxon Poetry. It was accompanied by a glossary and translation.

The subsequent stanzas are said to have been written some years later, in a verse writing game played with his cousins while on holiday near Sunderland.

source: Lenny's Alice in Wonderland Site (see related link, below)

Answer 6

Carroll doesn't say where the Jabberwock comes from. It 'came whiffling through the tulgey wood', but where it came whiffling from is never specified.

Answer 7

The poem Jabberwocky was first published in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass.

Answer 8

It is a mythical creature thought up by Lewis Carroll and the only information, about what kind of creature it is, is the description given in the poem.

Answer 9

Through the Looking Glass, the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, both by Lewis Carroll