Atlantis in popular culture

Professor Aronnax and Captain Nemo visit the remains of Atlantis in 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

The mythical island of Atlantis has often been depicted in books, television shows, films and other creative works of popular culture.

Fiction

The start of genre fiction

Before 1900 there was an overlap between verse epics dealing with the fall of Atlantis and novels with a pretension to fine writing which are now regarded as pioneering genre fiction. Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1869/71) includes a visit to sunken Atlantis aboard Captain Nemo's submarine Nautilus.[1] In Elizabeth Birkmaier's Poseidon's Paradise: the Romance of Atlantis (San Francisco 1892), the island sinks following an earthquake.[2] C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne also depicted the end of Atlantis in his fantasy The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis, first published in 1899. The main character there, the soldier-priest Deucalion, is unable to prevent the tragic decline of his continent under the rule of the evil queen Phorenice. And according to D. Bridgman-Metchim, the author of Atlantis, the Book of the Angels (London 1900), his account is an interpretation of the Book of Genesis which covers all the events which immediately preceded the Flood, as recorded by one of the fallen angels.[3]

After 1900

(Alphabetical by author, then by title)

Comics

Manga and anime

Motion pictures

Films

Television

Aerial view of Atlantis as depicted in Stargate Atlantis.

Games

Role-playing games

Atlantis has been used in a variety of role playing games.

Video games

Music

Artists

Albums

(Alphabetical by album title)

Songs

(Alphabetical by song title, then by artist)

References

  1. Ch.33, “A Lost Continent”
  2. Available online
  3. Available online
  4. Hathi Trust copy online
  5. Ultimate Fantastic Four #24
  6. Ultimate Fantastic Four #56
  7. Topolino e l'Atlantide continente perduto
  8. Episode Guide
  9. Episode Guide
  10. "Zeal // Chrono Compendium". Chrono Compendium.com. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

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