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Red Queen (other)
Red Queen may refer to: Literature * Red Queen (Through the Looking-Glass), Red Queen (''Through the Looking-Glass''), a character in Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'' (1871) * "The Red Queen's Race", a 1949 short story by Isaac Asimov * ''The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature'', a popular 1993 science book by Matt Ridley * The Red Queen (Drabble novel), ''The Red Queen'' (Drabble novel), a 2004 novel by Margaret Drabble * Queen Redd, the main antagonist of Frank Beddor's 2004 ''The Looking-Glass Wars'' series, based on the above Lewis Carroll character * The Red Queen (Gregory novel), ''The Red Queen'' (Gregory novel), a 2010 historical novel by Philippa Gregory * The Red Queen (Obernewtyn Chronicles), a 2012 novel by Isobelle Carmody * Red Queen (novel), ''Red Queen'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Victoria Aveyard Entertainment * Red Queen (comics), a number of comics characters * ''Red Queen to Gryphon Three'', a 1974 concept album by the band Gryphon based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Queen (Through The Looking-Glass)
The Red Queen is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Lewis Carroll's fantasy 1871 novel '' Through the Looking-Glass''. She is often confused with the Queen of Hearts from the previous book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865), although the two are very different. Overview With a motif of ''Through the Looking-Glass'' being a representation of the game of chess, the Red Queen could be viewed as an antagonist in the story as she is the queen for the side opposing Alice. Despite this, their initial encounter is a cordial one, with the Red Queen explaining the rules of chess concerning promotion—specifically that Alice is able to become a queen by starting out as a pawn and reaching the eighth square at the opposite end of the board. As a queen in the game of chess, the Red Queen is able to move swiftly and effortlessly. Later, in Chapter 9, the Red Queen appears with the White Queen, posing a series of typical Wonderland/Looking-Glass questions ("Divide a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |