Synopses & Reviews
A rare discovery in the world of fairy talesnow for the first time in English
With this volume, the holy trinity of fairy talesthe Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and Hans Christian Andersenbecomes a quartet. In the 1850s, Franz Xaver von Schönwerth traversed the forests, lowlands, and mountains of northern Bavaria to record fairy tales, gaining the admiration of even the Brothers Grimm. Most of Schönwerths work was lostuntil a few years ago, when thirty boxes of manuscripts were uncovered in a German municipal archive.
Now, for the first time, Schönwerths lost fairy tales are available in English. Violent, dark, and full of action, and upending the relationship between damsels in distress and their dragon-slaying heroes, these more than seventy stories bring us closer than ever to the unadorned oral tradition in which fairy tales are rooted, revolutionizing our understanding of a hallowed genre.
For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Review
“Schönwerths tales have a compositional fierceness and energy rarely seen in stories gathered by the Brothers Grimm or Charles Perrault.” —
The New Yorker
“[This] new collection of German folk stories . . . challenges preconceptions about many of the most commonly known fairytales. . . . Many of the stories centre around surprisingly emancipated female characters.” —The Guardian
“Schönwerths legacy counts as the most significant collection in the German-speaking world in the nineteenth century.” —Daniel Drascek, University of Regensburg
Synopsis
A bicentennial publication by an award-winning translator features thirty of Andersen's tales, including "The Tinderbox," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "The Little Mermaid," in a volume complemented by the writer's paper-cut illustrations. Reprint.
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A Penguin Classics Deluxe edition of Andersen's famous tales from award-winning translator Tiina Nunnally
Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales with an anarchic twist but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling," to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice maiden" and "The Wood Nymph."
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators."
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*Includes The Little Mermaid, soon to be a major motion picture from Disney starring Halle Bailey and directed by Rob Marshall*
The famous tales of Hans Christian Andersen--some of the best-known fairy tales in the world--in a sparkling translation by award-winning translator Tiina Nunnally
A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, featuring flaps, deckled edges, and specially commissioned cover art by acclaimed cartoonist Anders Nilsen
Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy tales--with an anarchic twist--but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination. The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as The Tinderbox and The Emperor's New Clothes through poignant masterpieces such as The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling to more subversive later tales such as The Ice Maiden and The Wood Nymph.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Synopsis
"All right! Now let's begin. When we reach the end of the story we'll
know more than we know now..."
Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller
who revolutionized literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions
of some traditional fairy taleswith an anarchic twistbut many of
his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination.
The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The
Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces
such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling," to
more subversive later tales such as "The Ice maiden" and "The
Wood Nymph."
A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps, rough front, and luxurious
packaging
Synopsis
Tiina Nunnallys sparkling new translation of Hans Christian Andersens Fairy Tales captures the rawness and immediacy of the writers style.
Synopsis
Tiina Nunnally's sparkling new translation of Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales captures the rawness and immediacy of the writer's style.
Synopsis
Tiina Nunnallys sparkling new translation of Hans Christian Andersens Fairy Tales captures the rawness and immediacy of the writers style.
Synopsis
Tiina Nunnally s sparkling new translation of Hans Christian Andersen s Fairy Tales captures the rawness and immediacy of the writer s style.
Synopsis
Hans Christian Andersen was the profoundly imaginative writer and storyteller who revolutionizedand#160;literature for children. He gave us the now standard versions of some traditional fairy talesandmdash;with an anarchic twistandmdash;but many of his most famous tales sprang directly from his imagination.
The thirty stories here range from exuberant early works such as "The Tinderbox" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" through poignant masterpieces such as "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling," to more subversive later tales such as "The Ice maiden" and "The Wood Nymph."
- A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with French flaps, rough front, and luxurious packaging
About the Author
Hans Christian Andersen (18051875) wrote more than 150 haunting tales.
Many were based on folktales and many were his own original creations.
Tiina Nunnally is an award-winning translator of Scandinavian fiction, including
Sigrid Undsets Kristin Lavransdatter.
Jackie Wullschlagers books include a critically acclaimed biography of
Hans Christian Andersen. She is the chief art correspondent for Financial
Times.
Anders Nilsen is a member of the Chicago-based art collective The Holy Consumption.
His best-known work includes Dogs and Water and the Big Questions
series.
Table of Contents
Fairy Tales Acknowledgments
Chronology
Introduction
Further Reading
Translator's Note
A Note on the Illustrations
Fairy Tales
The Tinderbox
Little Claus and Big Claus
The Princess on the Pea
Thumbelina
The Traveling Companion
The Little Mermaid
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
The Wild Swans
The Flying Trunk
The Nightingale
The Sweethearts
The Ugly Duckling
The Fir Tree
The Snow Queen
The Red Shoes
The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep
The Shadow
The Old House
The Little Match Girl
The Story of a Mother
The Collar
The Bell
The Marsh King's Daughter
The Wind Tells of Valdemar Daae and His Daughters
The Snowman
The Ice Maiden
The Wood Nymph
The Most Incredible Thing
Auntie Toothache
Notes