Annotated Hans Christian Andersen

English

Series: The Annotated Bks.

ISBN: 0393060810

EAN: 9780393060812

Category: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Europe/Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General/

Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.

Release Date: 10/21/2007

Synopsis: In her most ambitious annotated work to date, Maria Tatar celebrates the stories told by Denmarks perfect wizard and re-envisions Hans Christian Andersen as a writer who casts his spell on both children and adults. Andersens most beloved tales, such as The Emperors New Clothes, The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid, are now joined by The Shadow and Story of a Mother, mature stories that reveal his literary range and depth.Tatar captures the tales unrivalled dramatic and visual power, showing exactly how Andersen became one of the worlds ten most translated authors, along with Shakespeare, Dickens and Marx. Lushly illustrated with more than a hundred and fifty rare images, many in full colour, by artists such as Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen will captivate readers with annotations that explore the rich social and cultural dimensions of the nineteenth century and construct a compelling portrait of a writer whose stories still fascinate us today.

Annotated Hans Christian Andersen

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.5 inches

Width: 9.0 inches

Length: 10.5 inches

Weight: 50.97 oz

Pages: 416