Arthurian animation : a study of cartoon Camelots on film and television / Michael N. Salda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salda, Michael Norman, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arthurian romances in motion pictures.

Animated films--History and criticism.

Animated films.

Arthurian romances--Adaptations--History and criticism.

Arthurian romances.

Kings and rulers in motion pictures.

Medievalism--History--20th century.

Medievalism.

Middle Ages in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This is an exploration of the potent blend of Arthurian legend, cartoon animation, and cultural and artistic trends from 1933 to the present day. In more than 170 theatrical and televised short cartoons, televised series and specials, and feature-length films; animators have repeatedly brought the Round Table to life on screens large and small"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The iris opens: "Bosko's Knight-mare"

The best Arthurian cartoon never made: Hugh Harman's King Arthur's Knights

"To ye jousting tournament": Arthur's postwar rise

"What's up, duke?" variety in the 1950s and early 1960s

The sword in the stone, a "full-length flop," and arthurianimation's decline

The profane and the sacred: what hath Monty Python wrought?

Many returns of the king: the 1980s

Arthur, Arthur, everywhere: short animation of 1990s

Four roads to Camelot: the feature film bumper crop of 1997-98

Where lies Arthur? arthurianimation since 2000

Coda.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-0614-5

OCLC:

854585492