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From: Fabula[(essay date 2005) In the following essay, Ingwersen focuses upon Andersen's "complicated relationship" with his readers, and how the author portrayed his audience in his works.] The [quotation "I have come to despise...
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From: Philosophy and Literature[(essay date October 2001) In the following essay, Easterlin applies the theories of Darwinian criticism and evolutionary psychology to a reading of Andersen's "The Little Mermaid."] I Now that Darwinian literary...
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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: 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:Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies (Vol. 5, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe article examines the diversity issues that are embedded in fairy tales and explores sociopolitical implications for the construction of so-called able-bodiedness. Critical disability theory is discussed, as are...
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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...