This book, released to take advantage of disneys latest installment in the alice in wonderland stories alice through the looking glass 2016, is meant to take the reader on various different adventures through time through the eyes of four major characters. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking. But she doesnt get there the same way, and doesnt refer to her adventures in wonderland so much as once. Books similar to alices adventures in wonderland manybooks. The looking glass wars is a series of novels written by frank beddor. Charles dodgson, better known as lewis carroll, always denied that the characters in alices adventures in wonderland 1865 and through the lookingglass and what alice found there 1871 were based on real people. She has been raised in a wealthy victorian household and is interested in good manners, which she demonstrates with her pet, kitty. With an introduction and notes by michael irwin, professor of english literature, university of kent at canterbury. He is also a feline that everyone has had some experience with.
The character of alice is based on a real girl, called alice liddell, who was one of the authors childfriends. When alice crashes through the looking glass she enters a world set out like a giant chess board and discovers science, maths, poetry, riddles, and wordplay. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass is a collection of stories featuring the titular character, alice, and her misadventures through the curious and fantastical lands of wonderland. Lookingglass worldthe white knight is alices escort through the secondtolast. For all the surface playfulness there is meaning everywhere. Alice through the looking glass 2016 film wikipedia.
Through the looking glass, is a novel by lewis carroll and the sequel to alice s adventures in wonderland. The red queen, the white queen and the white knight are other characters who populate the lookingglass world. When you look at fine connections, its hard to say exactly what relation alice in wonderland has to this book, through the looking glass, oh, its plainly the same girl, though she seems older, here, and some characters like tweedledum and tweedledee appear in both. The land is full of mythological creatures and characters and nursery rhyme characters. References in the alice books to friends and family the influence of lewis carrolls life on his work tenniels illustrations for alices adventures in. Now a young adult, alice had build her live in london. Three years had passed since alice fell through the looking glass to save the hatter and underland once more. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass, and. May 25, 2016 like its predecessor, alice through the looking glass has a lot of visual splendor. Charles dodgson, better known as lewis carroll, always denied that the characters in alice s adventures in wonderland 1865 and through the looking glass and what alice found there 1871 were based on real people. The red queen a returning character from wonderland reveals to alice that. Most of the main characters are represented by a chess piece, with alice.
Additionally, this text employs a mirror motif, with many backwardprinted texts and scenarios that appear to be the reverse of scenes from alice. Alice again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. It is instantly entertaining and tantalizingly offers the listener more than meets the ear. Dec 09, 2011 to ask if through the looking glass is even relevant to the alice games is absurd. To ask if through the looking glass is even relevant to the alice games is absurd. The book is narrated by margaretta scott, starring jane asher as alice, along with actors frank duncan humpty dumpty, red king, frog, tony church, norman shelley, and carleton hobbs. There she finds that, just like a reflection, everything is reversed, including. Alice liddell, tarrant hightopp the mad hatter, iracebeth the red queen and mirana the white queen.
But the author traveled in relatively tight social and academic circles. Lewis carrolls magnificent nonsense poem features characters from carrolls poem jabberwocky, which was included in through the looking glass. The looking glass wars alice in wonderland wiki fandom. The disappointing through the looking glass movie revealed how difficult it is. Alice through the looking glass is a 2016 fantasy adventure film, directed by james bobin, written by linda woolverton, and produced by tim burton. In those books, the characters werent all male, attractive, and interested in me. Lookingglass worldthe first strange lookingglass creatures that alice meets. Lets escape while enjoying the imaginary world of through the looking glass. Lookingglass worldtweedledum and tweedledee are twin brothers, fat little boys. Against a backdrop that looks like thomas kinkade had thrown up on his canvas, the figures in alice through the looking glass based on characters created by lewis carroll, but as close to the author as beetle bailey is to stephen crane gambol about in 3d hell, leaping across chasms, flying through space and clambering around inside. Alice through the looking glass is a modern day version of the classic movie alice in wonderland.
While i found the 25 alternate endings to take away from the reading experience, breaking the. Lewis carrolls novels alices adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass first published in 1865 and 1871, respectively have entertained readers young and old for more than a century. To capture the real genius of through the looking glass you must. Lookingglass worldthe lion and the unicorn are the last of the nursery rhyme. Schilders, which reaches through the alice books to their origins in carroll, seeks to illuminate the meaning he finds in the books with context from the authors life and psyche. Psychoanalyzing lewis carroll through the lookingglass of.
Lewis carrolls books alices adventures in wonderland 1865 and through the lookingglass 1871 have been highly popular in their original forms, and. She is a curious and imaginative young woman who cannot conform to the values of the society which she lives. Alice in fact and fiction alice, from alice in wonderland, is one of literatures most beloved heroines for restless girl readers and feminist scholars. Comparing alice and wonderland and through the looking glass.
Based on events from the film alice through the looking glass, this unique illustrated novel allows readers to follow alice, the mad hatter, the red queen and the white queen as the characters journey through time. Through the lookingglass by lewis carroll loyal books. In alices adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass, and what alice found there, lewis carroll crafted literary work of amazing staying power. The looking glass wars by frank beddor use the characters from alices adventures in wonderland and even features lewis carrol as a. In doing so, she discovers a rabbit named nivins mctwisp. There are intriguing characters some cg, some merely impressive feats of makeup and costumes, dream like. Alice the sevenandahalfyearold protagonist of the story. Through the lookingglass and what alice found there by. Through the lookingglass, and what alice found there 1871 is the sequel to lewis carrolls alice in wonderland, which takes place 6 months after alices trip down the rabbit hole. The popular funkyland game of escaping from alicethemed rooms like through the lookingglass by finding characters is now available as an app. Alice through a looking glass 1966 was a nbc tv musical special, first airing on 6 november. Preferring the company of children to adults, his alice books were inspired by his friendship with the young alice liddell, the daughter of the dean of. This selection of carrolls works includes alices adventures in wonderland and its sequel, through the lookingglass, both containing the famous illustrations by sir john tenniel. Books similar to alice through the looking glass goodreads.
Alice through the looking glass audiobook by lewis caroll. Through the looking glass, the sequel to lewis carrolls alices adventures in wonderland, was written in 1872 and it finds alice in a land when she walks through a mirror into the lookingglass house. Most of the crew and cast of the first film returned to the sequel, most notably screenwriter linda woolverton, producers joe roth, jennifer todd, and suzanne todd, costumer. Both are also difficult to adapt because of the structure, the atmosphere and carrolls way of words, especially through the looking glass where the. Their magical worlds, amusing characters, clever dialogue, and playfully logical illogic epitomize the wit and whimsy of carrolls writing.
Alice through the looking glass is a visual treat, but. His childrens stories, such as alice s adventures in wonderland, through the looking glass and what alice found there, appeal to readers of all ages. Through the looking glass is interspersed with oddly amusing poems like the jabberwocky, the walrus and the carpenter, the white knights song and hushaby lady. If you love alice in wonderland, heres what to read next. References in the alice books to friends and family the influence of lewis carrolls life on his work tenniels illustrations for alices adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass. When you look at fine connections, its hard to say exactly what relation alice in wonderland has to this book, through the lookingglass, oh, its plainly the same girl, though she seems older, here, and some characters like tweedledum and tweedledee appear in both. Alice through the looking glass is a 2016 american fantasy adventure film directed by james bobin, written by linda woolverton and produced by tim burton, joe roth, suzanne todd, and jennifer todd. Pdf alice through the looking glass and what alice found. Along with alice, we meet the marvelous characters of the red queen, tweedledum and tweedledee, the white queen, humpty dumpty, a lion, a unicorn and the white knight. Both alice in wonderland and through the looking glass are classics, rich in atmosphere and with colourful characters. Throughout the novel, carroll includes nonsense poetry, including the playful jabberwocky.
Find books like alice in wonderland from the worlds largest community of readers. Since its publication over 150 years ago, lewis carrolls alices adventures. Like its predecessor, alice through the looking glass has a lot of visual splendor. Lewis carroll was the pseudonym of charles lutwidge dodgson 18321898. Who really inspired lewis carrolls alice characters. Admittedly they are episodic but in a way that is part of the books charm. Lewis carrolls novels alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass first published in 1865 and 1871, respectively have entertained readers young and old for more than a century. Lookingglass worldhumpty dumpty is just who he sounds like the eggshaped. Through the looking glass by lewis carroll sequel to alice in wonderland, this volume sees alice travel through a mirror to a dreamworld where she. Like alice, through the looking glass is illustrated by john tenniel.
When alice follows a strange rabbit down a rabbit hole and passes through a looking glass, she experiences curious sensations and encounters the mad hatter, the fiendish queen of hearts, and many other odd characters. Alices identity lewis carroll had written two books and they were alice in wonderland and through the looking glass. Shortly after finding out she is about to be proposed to, a 19yearold alice flees an engagement party. Alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking. No greater books for children have ever been written. Alice treats others with kindness and courtesy, as evidenced in. Find books like alice through the looking glass from the worlds largest community of readers. Alice treats others with kindness and courtesy, as evidenced in her various interactions with the looking glass creatures. Each of the four characters have their own new, distinct art style to accompany their unpredictable adventures. Alice through the looking glass disney books disney.
Alice has good intentions, but has trouble befriending any of the creatures that populate looking. He tries to keep himself together but is greatly in need of alice s help. Alices adventures in wonderland commonly shortened to alice in wonderland is an 1865 novel written by english author charles lutwidge dodgson under the pseudonym lewis carroll it tells of a young girl named alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. And get this this is the part youll never believe i fell down a rabbit hole. I thought that this movie was really well produced, and the acting was also very well done. Through the looking glass essays are academic essays for citation.
It is comprised of a total of 4 books, which were released between the years 2004 and 2009. Id understand if it was something totally unrelated like the looking glass wars, but lewis carrolls books are the base of the series and without them, mcgees sequels to them wouldnt exist. Alice is the main character of the story alices adventures in wonderland and the sequel through the looking glass and what. This film serves as the sequel to the 2010 film alice in wonderland. Alice through the looking glass is the sequel to alices adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll. Through the lookingglass, and what alice found there is an 1871 novel by lewis carroll. Just like any other muscular body, the brain needs physical activity to. This time its a snowy night, and alice begins to wonder what the world beyond the mirror is like. Alice through the looking glass disney wiki fandom. On these pages you can find descriptions of all alice in wonderland characters that appear in the books alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass and what alice found there. People like to call the alice books timeless classics that can be read by all ages. Lewis carroll would have loathed alice through the looking glass.
The popular funkyland game of escaping from alice themed rooms like through the looking glass by finding characters is now available as an app. Inspired by lewis carrolls alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass, it claims that those two books were nothing but lies and that this is the true story. Goodreads members who liked alice through the looking glas. This series is inspired by the books, through the looking glass and alice in wonderland by lewis carroll. The question of carrolls context when writing alice in wonderland and through the looking glass has spawned a host of intellectual work. Alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass improves brain quality. However, this time alice has to find the mad hatters family, before time runs out. The graphics in this film were amazing, and each setting felt really. Is there anything about them that doesnt seem timeless anything you had trouble understanding, or that seems like it might be a victorian custom or practice without a modern counterpart. Alice through the looking glass dvd san francisco public.
Alice kingsleigh is the protagonist of the 2010 film, alice in wonderland and its sequel alice through the looking glass. Dorothy gale and such beloved characters as the scarecrow, tin woodman, and. In this fastmoving and surrealist world, alice has to decode the bizarre rules of the mirrorworld. Alice has set perceptions of the world and becomes frustrated when lookingglass world challenges those perceptions. Poems like jabberwocky explore the limits of language, while the walrus and the carpenter are simply hilarious.
The dreamlike quality is retained in through the lookingglass, with abrupt changes in location and characters. Fifty shades of alice through the looking glass audiobook. In alice through the looking glass and what alice found there we find her six months after falling through the famed rabbit hole. Even though alice has archived everything she had ever dreamed about, she misses her friends from underland more than anything. Preferring the company of children to adults, his alice books were inspired by his friendship with the. Books similar to through the lookingglass and what alice found. Nel mondo di alice in the world of alice is a 1974 italian tv series that covers both novels, particularly through the looking glass in episodes 3 and 4. He is her guide through the woods and warns her to be careful of things like. In the years that followed their publication, lewis carrolls books have been intensely studied by literary critics, psychologists, mathematicians and chess enthusiasts. The dream like quality is retained in through the looking glass, with abrupt changes in location and characters.
Except in those books, there wasnt blood everywhere. Alice through the looking glass tv movie 1998 alice. It starts with alice in an insane asylum, like so many of these. It features twists on the original story, such as the white rabbit actually being alysss alice s tutor, bibwit harte, and that the mad hatter is. A deluxe novelization based on the upcoming walt disney studios live action film, alice through the looking glass. Papa the white king baritone mid 30s40s a well to do fatherly figure in both guises, but a fugitive through the looking glass, desperately trying to keep his head above water.
It is based on the characters created by lewis carroll and is the sequel to the 2010 film alice in wonderland, a liveaction reimagining of disney. There are intriguing characters some cg, some merely impressive. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of through the looking glass by lewis carroll. Lets escape while enjoying the imaginary world of through the lookingglass. Charles lutwidge dodgson 18321898, known by his pen name, lewis carroll, was an english mathematician, photographer, and prolific writer, especially known for his beloved books alice s adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass. Alices dream leads to her adventures in lookingglass world. They have proven relevant to audiences of all ages, have been translated into over one hundred languages, and are referenced and cited in academic works and popular culture to this day. Alice through the looking glass unlock all secret characters. As little alice goes deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole, she meets an assortment of oddball characters, like the eccentric march hare. Jul 22, 20 through the looking glass by lewis carroll sequel to alice in wonderland, this volume sees alice travel through a mirror to a dreamworld where she meets chess pieces and other curious characters. There are more than a few books that revisit the backstories of villains and side characters from. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass. While i found the 25 alternate endings to take away from the. In through the looking glass, alice is a child not yet eight years old.
Find books like through the lookingglass and what alice found there. Alice through the looking glass disney crossy road. The cheshire cat is easily one of the most enigmatic and equally frustrating characters in this series. In through the lookingglass, alice is a child not yet eight years old. Charles lutwidge dodgson 18321898, known by his pen name, lewis carroll, was an english mathematician, photographer, and prolific writer, especially known for his beloved books alices adventures in wonderland and through the lookingglass.
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