Walt Disney, from Reader to Storyteller Essays on the Literary Inspirations |
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| Editor:
| Jackson, Kathy Merlock
West, Mark I. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7232-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.