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From: Proceedings from the 8th Nordic Conference on English Studies[(essay date 2003) In the following essay, Pedersen assesses Andersen's adaptations of classic fairy tales and their strong influence on such later fairy tale authors as Horace Scudder, Oscar Wilde, and E. M. Forster.]...
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From: The Western Humanities Review[(essay date 1949) In the following essay, Madsen argues that Andersen’s style is superior to that of the German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, and that he not only possessed a “rich, poetic imagination” but also was...
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From: Marvels & Tales[(essay date 2006) In the following essay, Briggs studies Andersen's reception in England and his impact on English authors and literature.] "The Flying Trunk" is a story about the effects of storytelling, and in this...
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From: MLN[(essay date December 2007) In the following essay, Weitzman applies Søren Kierkegaard's conception of anxiety and despair to a reading of Andersen's "The Snow Queen."] The rivalry between contemporaries and...
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From: When We Get to the End ... : Towards a Narratology of the Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen[(essay date 2005) In the following essay, Holmgaard centers on the role of the narrator in Andersen's works and the variety of narrative positions and devices employed by the author.] Almost everywhere in Andersen's...
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From:Reference Guide to World Literature (2nd ed.)`The Snow Queen' is one of the most striking and original, and the longest, of Andersen's fairy-tales. It is though, in some ways, atypical. This is most obvious in its peculiar structure, consisting of one long story...
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From: Scandinavian Studies[(essay date summer 2002) In the following essay, Johansen examines the mechanisms by which Andersen avoids the depiction of his adult characters experiencing sexual fulfillment in his works.] In Andersen's works, a...
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From: The Teller’s Tale: Lives of the Classic Fairy Tale Writers[(essay date 2012) In the following essay, Søerensen explains that Andersen’s “writings do not illuminate his life” and although many include autobiographical elements, they vary existentially and aesthetically.] Born...