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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Yale Univ Pr
Publication date
May 10, 2016
Pages
482
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780300219425
ISBN-10
0300219423
Dimensions
1.50 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1.60 lbs.
Original list price
$32.50
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
A new account of the brilliant and prolific Danish writer whose works captivated readers across Europe
Rarely does an American or European child grow up without an introduction to Hans Christian Andersenâs "The Ugly Duckling," "The Princess and the Pea," or "Thumbelina." Andersen began publishing his fairy tales in 1835, and they brought him almost immediate acclaim among Danish and German readers, followed quickly by the French, Swedes, Swiss, Norwegians, British, and Americans. Ultimately he wrote more than 150 tales. And yet, Paul Binding contends in this incisive book, Andersen cannot be confined to the category of writings for children. His work stands at the very heart of mainstream European literature.
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The author considers the entire scope of Andersenâs prose, from his juvenilia to his very last story. He shows that Andersenâs numerous novels, travelogues, autobiographies, and even his fairy tales (notably addressed not to children but to adults) earned a vast audience because they distilled the satisfactions, tensions, hopes, and fears of Europeans as their continent emerged from the Napoleonic Wars. The book sheds new light on Andersen as an intellectual, his rise to international stardom, and his connections with other eminent European writers. It also pays tribute to Andersenâs enlightened valuesâvalues that ensure the continuing appeal of his works.
Rarely does an American or European child grow up without an introduction to Hans Christian Andersenâs "The Ugly Duckling," "The Princess and the Pea," or "Thumbelina." Andersen began publishing his fairy tales in 1835, and they brought him almost immediate acclaim among Danish and German readers, followed quickly by the French, Swedes, Swiss, Norwegians, British, and Americans. Ultimately he wrote more than 150 tales. And yet, Paul Binding contends in this incisive book, Andersen cannot be confined to the category of writings for children. His work stands at the very heart of mainstream European literature.
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The author considers the entire scope of Andersenâs prose, from his juvenilia to his very last story. He shows that Andersenâs numerous novels, travelogues, autobiographies, and even his fairy tales (notably addressed not to children but to adults) earned a vast audience because they distilled the satisfactions, tensions, hopes, and fears of Europeans as their continent emerged from the Napoleonic Wars. The book sheds new light on Andersen as an intellectual, his rise to international stardom, and his connections with other eminent European writers. It also pays tribute to Andersenâs enlightened valuesâvalues that ensure the continuing appeal of his works.
Editions
Hardcover
from Yale Univ Pr (June 24, 2014)
9780300169232 | details & prices | 482 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.75 in. | 2.05 lbs | List price $40.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Yale Univ Pr (May 10, 2016)
9780300219425 | details & prices | 482 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $32.50
About: A new account of the brilliant and prolific Danish writer whose works captivated readers across Europe Rarely does an American or European child grow up without an introduction to Hans Christian Andersenâs "The Ugly Duckling," "The Princess and the Pea," or "Thumbelina.
About: A new account of the brilliant and prolific Danish writer whose works captivated readers across Europe Rarely does an American or European child grow up without an introduction to Hans Christian Andersenâs "The Ugly Duckling," "The Princess and the Pea," or "Thumbelina.
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