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Walt Disney, from Reader to Storyteller : Essays on the Literary Inspirations by Mark I. West (2014, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-100786472324
ISBN-139780786472321
eBay Product ID (ePID)203536366
Product Key Features
Number of Pages236 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWalt Disney, from Reader to Storyteller : Essays on the Literary Inspirations
Publication Year2014
SubjectFilm / Genres / Animated, Film / General, General, American / General, Animation (See Also Film / Genres / Animated)
TypeTextbook
AuthorMark I. West
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2014-040546
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.4302/33092
Table Of ContentTable of Contents Introduction Disney's Reading Walt Disney's Boyhood Response to Stories: The Origin of His Narrative Playfulness (Mark I. West) Walt Disney as Reader and Storyteller: The Books in His Library and What They Mean (Kathy Merlock Jackson) Disney's Narrative Influences: Authors Snow White, the Grimm Brothers and the Studio the Dwarfs Built (Katie Croxton) Pinocchio: An American Commedia (Lucy Rollin) Felix Salten's Stories: The Portrayal of Nature in Bambi, Perri and The Shaggy Dog (John Wills) Song of the South and the Politics of Animation (M. Thomas Inge) The Pleasures and Pains of Texts: Kenneth Grahame, Washington Irving and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (Walter Squire) The American Revolution and Disney: Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain and the Celebration of Liberty (Martin J. Manning) Old Yeller: From Gipson Tale to Disney Classic (Brenda Greene Shue) Updating Pollyanna for the Space Age (Judy Rosenbaum) The Sentimental Novel: Community, Power and Femininity (Susan Larkin) Disney's Europe: Hans Brinker and The Three Lives of Thomasina (Martin J. Manning) From Page to Screen: Dysfunction, Subtext and Platonic Idealism in Mary Poppins (Sue Matheson) Hayley Mills and the Constraints of Artifice in That Darn Cat! (Ron DePeter) The Metafictive Playgrounds of Disney's Winnie the Pooh: The Movie Is a Book (Paula T. Connolly) Disney's Narrative Influences: Composers Summit Meetings: Mickey Mouse's Culture Wars (John C. Tibbetts) Epilogue Disney and the Tradition of Storytelling (Margaret J. King and J.G. ÂO'Boyle) About the Contributors Index
SynopsisWalt Disney, best known as a filmmaker, had perhaps a greater skill as a reader. While many would have regarded Felix Salten's Bambi and Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio as too somber for family-oriented films, he saw their possibilities. He appealed to his audience by selecting but then transforming familiar stories. Many of the tales he chose to adapt to film became some of the most read books in America. Although much published research has addressed his adaptation process--often criticizing his films for being too saccharine or not true to their literary sources--little has been written on him as a reader: what he read, what he liked, his reading experiences and the books that influenced him. This collection of 15 fresh essays and one classic addresses Disney as a reader and shows how his responses to literature fueled his success. Essays discuss the books he read, the ones he adapted to film and the ways in which he demonstrated his narrative ability. Exploring his literary connections to films, nature documentaries, theme park creations and overall creative vision, the contributors provide insight into Walt Disney's relationships with authors, his animation staff and his audience., Although Walt Disney is best known as a filmmaker, perhaps his greatest skill and influence was as a reader. He appealed to his audience by selecting familiar stories, but transformed them to suit audience sensibilities. Many of the tales he chose to adapt to film went on to become literary classics. This collection of essays addresses Disney as a reader and shows how his responses to literature fuelled his success.
LC Classification NumberPN1998.3.D57W35 2014
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