Works based on Alice in Wonderland

Feeding the Rabbits also known as Alice in Wonderland by Frederick Morgan (1856-1927)

Lewis Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass have been highly popular in their original forms, and have served as the basis for many subsequent works since they were published. They have been adapted directly into other media, their characters and situations have been appropriated into other works, and these elements have been referenced innumerable times as familiar elements of shared culture. Simple references to the two books are too numerous to list; this list of works based on Alice in Wonderland focuses on works based specifically and substantially on Carroll's two books about the character of Alice.

Carolyn Sigler[1] has shown that Carroll's two great fantasies inspired dozens of imitations, responses, and parodies during the remainder of the nineteenth century and the first part of the twentieth so many that Carroll at one point began his own collection of Alice imitations. In 1887, one critic suggested that Carroll had plagiarized Tom Hood's From Nowhere to the North Pole (1875) when writing Alice though the relationship was just the reverse: Hood's novel was one of the many Alice imitations.[2]

The primary wave of Alice-inspired works slackened after about 1920, though Carroll's influence on other writers has never fully waned; it can be seen in recent books like Maeve Kelly's Alice in Thunderland (1993) and Alison Habens's Dreamhouse (1995).

Literature and publications

Literary retellings and sequels

Literature containing allusions and influences

The Wonderland books are most likely the inspiration in the creation of other book series about little girls entering fantasy worlds through an interesting entrance (Dorothy Gale enters the Land of Oz through a twister, Wendy Darling enters Neverland with Peter Pan, Lucy Pevensie enters Narnia through the wardrobe, Coraline enters The Other World through a door that's been painted over, etc.).

O. Henry's 1904 novel Cabbages and Kings takes not only its title from the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter", it also contains references to shoes and ships and sealing wax, cabbages and kings.

Comics, manga, and graphic novels

- The Mad Hatter dresses like the Carroll character and often quotes from the books.
- Tweedledum and Tweedledee are named for the characters in Through the Looking Glass.
- "The Wonderland Gang", with all of its members taking the name and appearance of characters from the novel.
- Batwoman's sister, a super-villain, goes by the name "Alice" and speaks almost exclusively in lines from the books.
- The graphic novel, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, itself loosely based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, features numerous direct quotes from (and references to) Carroll and his books.[9]

Film

Not to be confused with actual adaptations of the Alice and Looking-Glass books, these are films which are based on elements of the books.

Animation

Television

Theatre

Art

Music

Classical music and opera

Music inspired by, referencing, or incorporating texts from the Alice books include:

Popular music

Hard rock bands have used ideas from Alice In Wonderland, usually with a sense of parody. Both Nazareth and Paice Ashton Lord released albums called Malice In Wonderland the latter using one of Peter Blake's paintings for the sleeve.

There was a rash of Alice-related material in the music industry in the 1980s, a fad mainly fuelled by Goth and indie rock musicians. Siouxsie and the Banshees, for instance, named their label Wonderland and released an album called Through The Looking Glass. The former London-based Batcave Club was renamed "Alice In Wonderland". The Sisters of Mercy had a hit single, "Alice", about the image of Carroll's heroine, which in turn led to a story called "Alice In The Floodlands".

Radio

Games

Computer and video games

Role-playing games

Science and technology

Tourist attractions

Food

See also

Notes

  1. Sigler, Carolyn, ed. Alternative Alices: Visions and Revisions of Lewis Carroll's "Alice" Books. Lexington, KY, University Press of Kentucky, 1997.
  2. Sigler, p. 206.
  3. Rossotti, Renzo (March 4, 2010). "Alice in 2000". Alice In the Internet. p. 1.
  4. Zuckermann, Wolfgang. Alice in Underland. The Olive Press. ISBN 2-9514588-0-0.
  5. Carter, R.J. Alice's Journey Beyond the Moon. Telos Publishing. ISBN 1-903889-76-6.
  6. "Alice in Zombieland". Goodreads.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  7. "White Rabbit Chronicles series". Goodreads.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  8. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33017281-the-queen-the-hatter
  9. https://books.google.com/books?id=uSSWAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT111&lpg=PT111&dq=arkham+asylum+based+on+alice+in+wonderland&source=bl&ots=9Ug2c9gYW8&sig=N1BvPLsr7QSqoYp3Amp4W_wBXDk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2gp6n3o3KAhWMpR4KHUrVB2YQ6AEIQjAF#v=onepage&q=arkham%20asylum%20based%20on%20alice%20in%20wonderland&f=false
  10. Notes on League of Extraordinary Gentlemen v2 #2 by Jess Nevins
  11. eShopCreations. "Filmography Popeye". Official Website Of Popeye The Sailor. James Of Late. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  12. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275070/
  13. Dietz, Dan (2009). Off Broadway Musicals, 1910–2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1,800 Shows. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7864-3399-5.
  14. NY Times review, June 15th, 1982 http://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/15/theater/theater-wonderland-characters-in-looking-glass.html
  15. Morton N. Cohen (1996). Lewis Carroll: A Biography. Vintage Books. p. 8. ISBN 0-679-74562-9.
  16. "Alice Window". All Saints' Church, Daresbury. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  17. "'I Am the Walrus' - 100 Greatest Beatles Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  18. Walt Disney Records (Press Release) (January 12, 2010). "Buena Vista Records Presents ALMOST ALICE Featuring Other Voices from WONDERLAND". EarthTimes. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  19. "Boeing Duveen And The Beautiful Soup". Discogs.
  20. Hu, J., Bartneck, C., Salem, B., & Rauterberg, M. (2008). ALICE's Adventures in Cultural Computing. International Journal of Arts and Technology, 1(1), 102–118. | doi:10.1504/IJART.2008.019885| html
  21. "Sarah Myerscough (Artist) – Alice in Wonderland 2006 – Blackpool Illuminations Gallery". www.sarahmyerscough.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  22. "Blackpool Pleasure Beach – Alice Ride". www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  23. "Sarah Myerscough (Artist) – Mad Hatter (Alice in Wonderland Ride) – Blackpool Pleasure Beach Gallery". www.sarahmyerscough.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  24. 1 2 Dan Stock (17 September 2014). "The Fat Duck in Melbourne: Heston Blumenthal has ballot system for bookings". News.com.au. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  25. 1 2 Aaron Langmaid (31 March 2014). "Fat chance you'll get a table at Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck restaurant at Crown in Melbourne". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2014-10-08.

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