The Lion King's Mythic Narrative: Disney as Moral Educator

Journal of Popular Film and Television

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 171-178

  Ward, Annalee R ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

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EID: 85010838155     PISSN: 01956051     EISSN: 19306458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01956051.1996.9943703     Document Type: Article

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