An extraordinarily handsome edition of Wonderland has been published by Inky Parrot/Artists’ Choice Editions in the UK. Each chapter is illustrated by a different artist, and a talented and worldwide group they are (Java, UK, Italy, Japan, Greece, US, Germany, Belgium). The edition is 340 Standard Copies, and 56 Special Copies with signed prints in a solander box. Afterword by LCS(UK) president Brian Sibley. Click here.
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland “Mad Hatter’s Mashup Party”
Something really cool is happening this month in honor of Alice 150 – a giant social, open source, public domain, digital publishing event all centered around Alice. Sponsored by and hosted on Medium, a social writing platform created by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams.
This event invites anyone to publish their own digital version of Alice using public domain art or their own. A dozen noted Carrollians – including our fearless leader Stephanie Lovett – will each annotate a chapter of Alice. In addition, artists are also being commissioned to create new illustrations – more to follow. For details on this and how to be a part of it, check out the event page and join the fun! Medium have done some of the legwork already:
To help people get started, we are hosting the original text, formatted for Medium, which participants are free to copy and use to build their own digital editions. We have also gathered many public domain art works inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, including the original illustrations accompanying the first edition by Sir John Tenniel, illustrations from Arthur Rackham, two silent black and white movie adaptations and other inspirations, which participants are free to use in addition to their own art.
Wall Street Journal article of June 12: For the anniversary of ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ translations into Pashto, Esperanto, emoji and Blissymbols
This post contains excerpts from the WSJ article, which emphasizes Alice translations, including a preview of the ground-breaking three volume set, Alice in a World of Wonderlands.
“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” Lewis Carroll’s 1865 classic about a pert girl in a pinafore who falls down a rabbit hole into a magical and menacing underground world, is marking its 150th anniversary with new translations. She is Alis (in Yiddish), or Alisi (in Tongan) or Anya (in Russian), and, despite her advanced age, to readers everywhere she remains a curious youngster whose adventures have never gone out of print.
Two Yale professors are translating “Alice” into Late Egyptian hieroglyphs. A language consultant in California is putting the finishing touches on a Kazakh translation. There is an emoji version. An edition in Scouse, the dialect of Liverpool, is with the publisher; so are ones in Cockney rhyming slang and in two Afghan languages, Dari and Pashto. The Gothic translation came out just last week.
Alice in a World of Wonderlands
Lewis Carroll’s 1865 classic ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’ is probably second only to the 17th-century allegory, ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress,’ as the most translated English novel. A three-volume work documents more than 170 translations, from Afrikaans to Zulu.
Wall Street Journal Article on Alice 150 and Translations
Everyone is definitely jumping on the bandwagon for Alice’s 150th, including the Wall Street Journal. Today’s issue features an article featuring discussion on all the various translations – including the upcoming work by Carrollian Jon Lindseth. Check it out!
Interesting Article on Turing and Carroll
A Harvard professor has posted an interesting blog article about Alan Turing’s interactions with Carroll’s writings – both Wonderland and Logic. Check it out here.
Alice Panel at DC’s Awesome-Con
Carrollians Ellie Schaefer-Salins, Matt Crandall, and Wendy Lane Crandall will be on a panel at this weekend’s DC comic book convention, Awesome-Con. The panel is Friday, May 29th (that’s today) at 6PM. From the convention schedule:
Why is a Raven like an IPad? The 150-Year Transmedia Evolution of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland. Friday, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, room 145 B. 2015 is the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alice has gone down the rabbit hole in films, TV shows, comic books, and even video games. This panel examines the impact of Alice on media, art, and modern culture.
This panel is presented by the Lean & Hungry Theater Company, who will be presenting their own adaptation of Alice on June 14th. Details will be available at the panel, and at their website.
Alice150 Is Here!!!
Yes, our Alice150 site is LIVE! Everything you need to know about the SequicenTenniel (150th anniversary) celebrations! Conferences, performances, and exhibitions are taking place all over the globe throughout this year, but the key one will be in New York City in October, the last three days of which (Oct. 9-11) coincide with our fall meeting. Check out the amazing programs, and note that even though admission to the LCSNA meetings are free and open to the public, this time REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED due to what we hope will be a major turnout. Do it today!
For those interested in translation, be sure to see the Translation Conference (Oct. 7-8), for which there is a nominal charge. Agenda is here; register on theAlice150 page (Day 1 and 2).
Teefury Shirts
Although the “one day only” shirts posted on April 27 are no longer available, you can shop Alice designs at Teefury by typing “Wonderland” in the search box.
Diana Levin Art
At the Big WOW! ComicFest in San Jose yesterday I (Mark B) met Diana Levin, an L. A. artist whose take on Alice is what she calls “Creepy Cute.” You can find her prints, pendants, pocketwatches, and the like here.
Interesting Article on the Bangalore Alice
Ever wondered about that copy of the 1865 Alice that turned up in an Indian bazaar? This article has some interesting points, and sets a few things straight. I’ll leave it up to the hard-core Carrollians to validate or vilify.