Allan, Robin. Walt Disney and Europe: European Influences on the Animated Feature Films of Walt Disney. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1999. Print. Robin Allan’s book discusses Walt Disney’s animated fairy tales as being profoundly influenced by European culture and European folktales. He cites many of the well-known animated tales such as Cinderella and Snow White and meticulously examines how their re-working of characters and themes is attributed to European sources. In addition, he analyzes Disney’s tales in regard to the pop culture of the time, drawing on the audiences that were targeted and reasons why.
Golberg, Stefany. “The Smart Set: Happy 200th, Snow White! – October 1, 2010.” The Smart Set. 1 Oct. 2010. Web. 19 Oct. 2010.
Haase, Donald P. “Gold into Straw: Fairy Tale Movies for Children and the Culture Industry.” The Lion and the Unicorn 12.2 (1988): 193-207. Project MUSE. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Web. The journal article addresses two sides of a debate about the Disneyfication of fairy tales: one about the definite structure of a fairy tale and how Disney distorts it with his adaptations and the other about the fairy tales having never contained any eternal truths but rather reflected the values of their time, as did Disney’s. The article discusses varying motifs and structural changes that fairy tales have underwent as a function of new power relations, morals, and experiences of the society (i.e. patriarchal structure, female roles). In addition, analyses of other scholars such as Charles Eidsvik, Bruno Bettelheim, and Clarke Sayers are included.
Jean, Lydie. “CHARLES PERRAULT’S PARADOX: HOW ARISTOCRATIC FAIRY TALES BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH FOLKLORE CONSERVATION.” TRAMES: Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences 11.3 (2007): 276-83. Estonian Academy Publishers. Web.
Knox, Skip. “Germany after the Thirty Years War.” Boise State University. Boise State University. Web.
Orenstein, Catherine. Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale. New-York: Basic, 2003. Print. Orenstein’s book traces the history of Little Red Riding Hood in various social contexts, analyzing them in light of the values common to the times. She cites Charles Perrault’s fairy tales how they are reflections of the court society present in 18th century France. It discusses elements of aristocratic lifestyle that influenced the writing style and content of the tales. In addition it portrays Perrault’s literature as an attempt to defend the aristocracy’s lifestyle and strengthen it.
Perrault, Charles, and Judith Bronte. “”Cinderilla or The Little Glass Slipper” by Charles Perrault, 1729.” Judith Bronte – Christian Poetry, Inspirational Romance, John Bunyan, & Christian Romance. Web.
Pineiro, Victor. “The Moral of Snow White.” Popten. 24 June 2008. Web.
Weber, Eugen. “Fairies and Hard Facts: The Reality of Folktales.” Journal of the History of Ideas 42.1 (1981): 93-113. JSTOR. University of Pennsylvania Press. Web.
Zipes, Jack David. The Brothers Grimm from Enchanted Forests to the Modern World. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. Print. In his book, Jack Zipes explores the journey of the Brother Grimm’s fairy tales, starting with how they gathering the tales from storytellers in early 19th century and ending with the development of new fairy tales post-1945. The book discusses symbols and characteristics of heroes found in their fairy tales, the opinions of others regarding the tales, and the shifts the fairy tales underwent in their themes, coinciding with a shift in targeted audience (i.e. adults to children).