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1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789004650848
Serie:
Literature and Cultural Studies - Book Archive pre-2000
Inhalt:
Hans Christian Andersen is indisputably the best known of all Scandinavian writers, his tales and stories having been translated probably into more languages than any other work except the Bible. He is also one of the greatest travelers of nineteenth-century belles lettres and few were the major European cities, capitals, and countries he did not visit, many of them several times: Vienna, Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Weimar, Paris, and London. He met and became friends with some of the most outstanding representatives of the European artistic community: Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas père , Franz Grillparzer, Heinrich Heine, the Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm von Kaulbach, Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Clara and Robert Schumann, to mention a few. Andersen was the first notable Danish writer of proletarian origin, and even though he was never able to overcome his personal traumas, he became extremely successful in climbing the social ladder receiving invitations wherever he went from nobility and royalty and being showered with recognition and decorations. He read aloud to and was feted by Maximilian II of Bavaria, Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, Grand Duchess Sophia of Austria, and Friedrich August II of Saxony. Even though he also was a frequent visitor at the Danish court Andersen always felt more appreciated abroad. In spite of Andersen's status as a world-renowned writer, no critical treatment has thus far discussed him as a key figure in European contemporary culture and a cosmopolitan personality. The contributors to the present volume — all of whom are acclaimed Andersen scholars — have made extensive use of the vast material available in Andersen's diaries, almanacs, autobiographies, and letters. Most of this material, now made available in English for the first time, allows a new Andersen to emerge, different from the traditional portrayal of him as a content and happy storyteller — a myth indeed! To the contrary, all contributors of this volume discuss his complexity, the traumas and disillusionments of a professional artist constantly struggling to maintain his position and incessantly worried about running out of inspiration. This volume — besides presenting biographical information in an international perspective — focuses on Andersen's fascinating psychological make-up, his taste in music, literature, and the pictorial arts, the contemporary critical reception of his work, and explores his creative universe in a more general sense including his poetry, novels, plays, and travelogues. Andersen's overall artistic achievements are viewed in the context of world literature
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Editor: Sven Hakon Rossel -- Preface / Sven H. Rossel -- Chronology / Editor: Sven Hakon Rossel -- Chapter 1 Hans Christian Andersen: The Great European Writer / Sven Hakon Rossel -- Chapter 2 Going Places: Hans Christian Andersen, The Great European Traveler / Poul Houe -- Chapter 3 Hans Christian Andersen and the Music World / Johan de Mylius -- Chapter 4 Hans Christian Andersen and the European Literary Tradition / Niels Kofoed -- Chapter 5 Hans Christian Andersen Through the European Looking Glass / Aage Jørgensen -- Back Matter -- The Contributors / Editor: Sven Hakon Rossel -- Index of Personal Names / Editor: Sven Hakon Rossel.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9789051839449
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hans Christian Andersen : Danish Writer and Citizen of the World Leiden : Brill, 1996 ISBN 9789051839449
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1163/9789004650848
Mehr zum Autor:
Rossel, Sven Hakon 1943-
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