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 Hans Christian Andersen ( 1805-04-02 – 1875-08-04 ) was a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Fairy Tales (1835) 2 Unsourced 3 External links // Sourced Fairy Tales (1835) They could see she was a real...
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 Andersen, Hans Christian
673 words, approx. 2 pages(born April 2, 1805, Odense, near Copenhagen, Denmark—died August 4, 1875, Copenhagen) unique master of the fairy tale whose stories are famous throughout the world; he is also the author of plays, novels, poems, travel books, and several... summary from source:
Andersen, Hans Christian
127 words, approx. 1 pages(born April 2, 1805, Odense, near Copenhagen, Den.—died Aug. 4, 1875, Copenhagen) Danish writer of fairy tales. Though reared in poverty, he received a university education. In his many collections of tales, published 1835–72, he broke with... summary from source:
 Hans Christian Andersen Information
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Hans Christian Andersen [ˈhanˀs ˈkʰʁæʂd̥jan ˈɑnɐsn̩] or simply H.C. Andersen [hɔse ˈɑnɐsn̩], (April 2 1805 – August 4 1875) was a Danish author and poet, most famous for his fairy tales. Among his best-known stories "The Snow Queen",...
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 Voices Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller
04/01/2006: 703 words, approx. 2 pages Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller, by jack Zipes. New York: Routledge, 2005.171 pages, index, $19.95 paper. I must start with a confession: I asked to do this review because of Danny Kaye's portrayal of Hans Christian Andersen. As a child I loved... summary from source:
Marvels & Tales The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen
01/01/2007: 1,508 words, approx. 5 pages The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen. Selected and translated by Diana Crone Frank and Jeffrey Frank. Illustrated by Vilhelm Pedersen and Lorenz FrÃ'lich. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2005. 293 pp., bibliography. In the past decade, particularly in small European nations like Denmark,... summary from source:
 AP News Dozens arrested in clashes in Copenhagen
5/15/2007: 297 words, approx. 1 pagesHundreds of black-clad youths clashed with police in Copenhagen Tuesday, barricading streets and setting fire to cars to protest the demolition of a building in the free-wheeling Christiania district.Meanwhile, Copenhagen's famed Little Mermaid statue was found doused with red paint, the second time the bronze... summary from source:
AP News Today in history - April 2
4/2/2007: 550 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Monday, April 2, the 92nd day of 2007. There are 273 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset.Today's Highlight in History:On April 2, 1917, President Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, "The world must be...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Elias Bredsdorff
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In the following essay, Bredsdorff discusses the sources of some of Andersen's tales and proposes a system for grouping the tales.
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Critical Essay by Jack Zipes
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In the following essay, Zipes points to ambivalence in Andersen's tales, finding its roots in the conflict between Andersen's identification with the lower classes and his simultaneous efforts to legitimize Denmark's hierarchical social structure and particularly its powerful upper classes, which in essence controlled his literary success.
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Critical Essay by Karin Sanders
10,327 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following essay, Sanders investigates how the art of sculpture subverts understandings of gender markings in Andersen's tale “Psychen.”
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