I've been reading Michael N. Salda's recent book
Arthurian Animation:A Study of Cartoon Camelots on Film and Television in preparation for a forthcoming review. I'm about a third through so far. The book is very enjoyable and accessible, and, following the lead of Susan Aronstein's study of Arthurian film,
Hollywood Knights: Arthurian Cinema and the Politics of Nostalgia, it offers further connections between Arthuriana on screen and American culture. Chapters 1, 3, and 4 highlight material that is mostly inspired by Mark Twain's
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court or its filmic adaptations, and Salda offers some insightful close readings in these chapters linking the animated material to its live-action counterparts. Chapter 2 focuses on the unfinished film
King Arthur's Knights, a work inspired by Malory, and that would have served as an excellent example of Anglo-American ties of solidarity during World War Two had it been completed.
More to follow soon....
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