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Author : Hans Christian Andersen
Release : 1864
Genre : Children's stories, Danish
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Book Synopsis Wonderful Tales from Denmark by : Hans Christian Andersen
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Author : Svendt Grundtvig
Release : 2003-03-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Danish Fairy Tales by : Svendt Grundtvig
Download or read book Danish Fairy Tales written by Svendt Grundtvig. This book was released on 2003-03-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These Danish folk-tales were originally collected by Svendt Grundtvig, a Danish professor and philologist (1824-1883). He found that throughout all the country districts, men and women were telling stories and reciting ballads that they had learned from their grandmothers, who, in their turn, had heard them from crooners of old songs, and tellers of old tales. Professor Grundtvig realized that these echoes of an earlier time were precious; that, if they were not perpetuated in written form, they would be lost. It was a labor of love on his part to collect these tales; a labor that lasted over twenty years, and that enlisted the aid of many of his countrymen. Grundtvig says that he has kept the simplicity and artlessness of the oral tradition; and that, in the case of varying versions from different parts of the country, he has taken the purer and more complete form, but has always preserved the epic unity.The translator of these tales spent a part of his boyhood in Denmark, where his father was United States Minister. There he heard many of these stories, which were told him by a manservant who came from Jutland. Jensen had not read any of these tales; but they, with many others, were stored in his memory. He had always known them, he said.
Author : Hans Christian Andersen
Release : 2017-10-11
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Book Synopsis Wonderful Tales from Denmark (Classic Reprint) by : Hans Christian Andersen
Download or read book Wonderful Tales from Denmark (Classic Reprint) written by Hans Christian Andersen. This book was released on 2017-10-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wonderful Tales From Denmark Xtions, the beautiful thoughts, the quaint drollery, and the kindly feeling to be found throughout. For these stories though, it is true, not all strictly speaking fairy-tales, yet seem to me to come from Fairy-land; for they have the strange witchery about them that when a child reads he sees just such pictures as delight his young fancy; and when a grown-up' person takes them in his hand he is equally delighted, though he sees them quite differently to the child, for to him there are hidden meanings and deep wisdom in what appears to some a mere childish tale. It may seem very magical for a thing to appear quite dif ferent to two persons at the same time, and yet remain unchanged; but so it is. As a proof of this, the lady to whom I have taken the liberty' of dedicating my little book wrote to me some time ago I look forward with great interest to the publication of that charming book, which I shall enjoy quite as much as if I were one of your legitimate readers of eight years old, instead of fifty-eight next Tuesday: so you see that not only the school-boy but one whose genius has delighted thousands, can read them with enjoyment. However, I suppose this is because the good and the gentle-natured, be their age what it may, are all children in heart; taking delight in the same simple things, and moved like most of yourselves by the expression of natural feeling. At Copenhagen, too, these tales are read in the theatre to the audi ence between the acts; so great and so general is the interest they excite. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Sven Grundtvig
Release : 2016-09-17
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Book Synopsis Danish Fairy Tales (Classic Reprint) by : Sven Grundtvig
Download or read book Danish Fairy Tales (Classic Reprint) written by Sven Grundtvig. This book was released on 2016-09-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Danish Fairy Tales There are, naturally, these stock features. But there is something rarer that stamps these tales with an originality that seems to individualize them. This quality, may, perhaps, be found in the tender ness and poetic atmosphere of the Green Knight; in the naivete of Peter Ox and the pessimistic moralizing of Good Deeds; in the humorous expres sion of the very human satisfaction of outwitting another, in The Treasure; as well as in the charm of The Pleiades, with its quaint naming, or rather, no-naming of the sons, and with its beautiful ending. One may even imagine here a happy linking of their fairyland wonders with those of our own day. For the ship that can go over land and sea, that can propel itself, - does it not suggest our modern wonder. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Hans Christian Andersen
Release : 2015-09-03
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Book Synopsis Wonderful Tales from Denmark by : Hans Christian Andersen
Download or read book Wonderful Tales from Denmark written by Hans Christian Andersen. This book was released on 2015-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
