The Titanic in print and on screen : an annotated guide to books, films, television shows, and other media / D. Brian Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, D. Brian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Titanic (Steamship)--Bibliography.

Titanic (Steamship).

Titanic (Steamship)--In mass media--Bibliography.

Shipwrecks--North Atlantic Ocean--Bibliography.

Shipwrecks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Titanic scholars contend that the demise of ""the unsinkable ship"" left more behind than a memory of April 15, 1912, as an important point in history. Through books, films, stories, and songs, the archetypal shipwreck has endured as a metaphor for the perils of mankind's hubris and the fallibility of technology. In 1985, the discovery of the long-missing wreckage two miles below the surface of the Atlantic revitalized interest in the Titanic and spawned a new generation of books, films, and, for the first time, websites, and computer games. James Cameron's blockbuster Titanic became the bigge

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Nonfiction Books, Pamphlets and Audio; 2 Novels and Short Stories; 3 Children's Books; 4 Narrative Films; 5 Television Episodes/Anthologies; 6 Documentary Films and Videos; 7 Plays; 8 Selected Essays and Articles; 9 Selected Poems, Songs and Poetry Collections; 10 Comic Books and Parodies; 11 Multimedia Software; 12 Selected Web Sites; Appendix A: Actors Who Have Appeared in More Than One Titanic Film; Appendix B: Brief Film and Television Appearances of the Titanic; Appendix C: Titanic Films Unrealized or Unreleased

Appendix D: Books Carried Aboard the TitanicAppendix E: Books Written by Titanic Passengers (Unrelated to the Ship); Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-0647-1