The Titanic in Print and on Screen

<p> <I>Titanic</I> 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 <I>Titanic</I> and spawned a new generation of books films and for the first time websites and computer games. James Cameron's blockbuster <I>Titanic</I> became the biggest movie of all time and engendered still greater popular interest in the tragic event.</p><p> This bibliography is a survey of the immense volume of literary dramatic and commercial endeavors that came out of history's most compelling shipwreck. Organized by genre in accessible categories and short entries the book includes <I>Titanic</I>-inspired documentaries narrative films children's books histories short stories novels plays articles essays software websites poems and songs. Each entry includes a brief review bibliographic information and the technical details of the specific source. The reviews include subjective analysis designed to reflect the usefulness of the source and to be of benefit to researchers and scholars. Five appendices include lists of the actors appearing in more than one <I>Titanic</I> film brief film and television appearances of the <I>Titanic</I> films never or not yet released books that survived the wreck and books written by passengers.</p>