Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) is a work of children's literature by the English mathematician and author, the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, written under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm populated by grotesque figures like talking playing cards and anthropomorphic creatures.
The tale is fraught with satirical allusions to Dodgson's friends (and enemies), and to the lessons that British schoolchildren were expected to memorize. The Wonderland described in the tale plays with logic in ways that have made the story of lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the most characteristic examples of the genre of literary nonsense.
The book is often referred to by the abbreviated title Alice in Wonderland. This alternate title was popularized by the numerous film and television adaptations of the story produced over the years. Some printings of this title contain both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.
Cinematic adaptations
Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has inspired numerous book, film and television adaptations.
- Alice in Wonderland (1951 film), animated movie, Disney
- Neco z Alenky (1988 film), surreal film mixed with stop-motion animation by Jan Švankmajer. Released on DVD in English as "Alice" by First Run Features.
- Alice in Wonderland (2010 film), a Disney fantasy film and remake of the 1951 adaptation.
See also
Characters
- Alice
- The White Rabbit
- The Mouse
- The Dodo
- The Lory
- The Eaglet
- The Duck
- Pat
- Bill the Lizard
- The Caterpillar
- The Duchess
- The Cheshire Cat
- The March Hare
- The Hatter
- The Dormouse
- The Queen of Hearts
- The Knave of Hearts
- The King of Hearts
- The Gryphon
- The Mock Turtle