The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (581 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415990610 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 456 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Blackwood, City Colleges of Chicago)"The true achievement of this book is its astute, perceptive, and thought-provoking discussion This intellectually stimulating book should be informative and enjoyable for a wide range of readers. "Jack Zipes takes us beyond Disney and DreamWorks to the many films that draw on fairy-tale sorcery for their cinematic power. Zipes's knowledge of films from a wide variety of cultures is admirable. Indeed, Zipes demonstrates this point and in so doing, provides the rest of us (fairy-tale scholars, film scholars, and scholars in adjacent disciplines) with an essential companion for research, teaching, and entertainment."Jeana Jorgensen, Journal of Folklore Research. With fierce
Five Stars Zipes is excellent- brilliant analysis, broad coverage. Don't Waste Your Money This book is supposed to provide an analysis of the history of fairy tales that have been adapted to film. Unfortunately, the author fails miserably. Total waste of time and money. I would pass.
Zipes, thus, gives his readers an in depth look into the special relationship between fairy tales and cinema, and guides us through this vast array of films by tracing the adaptations of major fairy tales like "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Snow White," "Peter Pan," and many more, from their earliest cinematic appearances to today. Full of insight into some of our most beloved films and stories, and boldly illustrated with numerous film stills, The Enchanted Screen, is essential reading for film buffs and fans of the fairy tale alike. With this book, Jack Zipes not only looks at the extensive, illustrious life of fairy tales and cinema, but he also reminds us that, decades before Walt Disney made his mark on the genre, fairy tales were central to the birth of cinema as a medium, as they offered cheap, copyright-free material that could easily engage audiences not only though their familiarity but also through their dazzling special effects. Since the story of fairy tales on film stretches far beyond Disney, this book, therefore, discusses a broad range of films silent, English and non-English, animation, live-action, puppetry, woodcut, montage (Jim Henson), cartoon, and digital. . The Enchanted Screen: Th
Jack Zipes is Professor Emeritus of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Minnesota. An acclaimed translator and scholar of children's literature and culture, his most recent books include Relentless Progress: The Reconfiguration of Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Storytelling; The Collected Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales of Giuseppe Pitré; Why Fairy Tales S