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This is an incredible edited collection, showcasing meticulous research by all of its outstanding contributors. Featuring chapters that revisit the contextual, technological and aesthetic breakthroughs of Disney’s first fairy tale, and contributions that cover new ground, such as the film’s exhibition, reception and influence in Europe and China, this book is sure to become a major touchstone for scholarly researchers of Disney, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and fairy tale adaptations.
This is an incredible edited collection, showcasing meticulous research by all of its outstanding contributors. Featuring chapters that revisit the contextual, technological and aesthetic breakthroughs of Disney’s first fairy tale, and contributions that cover new ground, such as the film’s exhibition, reception and influence in Europe and China, this book is sure to become a major touchstone for scholarly researchers of Disney, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and fairy tale adaptations.
A masterful collection of essays that confirms Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as a cultural, technological and artistic landmark that features animated characters who, like their best live-action peers, have provided an enduring emotional bond with generations of moviegoers.
A meticulous analysis of one of the most complicated movies in film history, this volume places Disney’s masterpiece within discussions of European art cinema, aesthetic influence, the history of the musical, costume design, the Hollywood film as international commodity, and much more. Of all the work on this great film, this is the definitive edition, by far “the fairest of them all.”
Chris Pallant is a Reader in Creative Arts and Industries at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. His publications include Demystifying Disney: A History of Disney Feature Animation (2011), Storyboarding: A Critical History (2015), Animated Landscapes: History, Form and Function (2015) and Animation: Critical and Primary Sources (2021). Chris currently serves as President of the Society for Animation Studies. Christopher Holliday teaches Film Studies and Liberal Arts at King’s College London, UK, specializing in Hollywood cinema, animation history and contemporary digital media. He has published several book chapters and articles on digital technology and computer animation, including work in Animation Practice, Process & Production and animation: an interdisciplinary journal. He is the author of The Computer-Animated Film: Industry, Style and Genre (2018) and co-editor of Fantasy/Animation: Connections Between Media, Mediums and Genres (2018).