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Hans Christian Andersen : the misunderstood storyteller
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Hans Christian Andersen : the misunderstood storyteller

Author: Jack Zipes
Publisher: New York : Routledge, ©2005
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Hans Christian Andersen is a much-loved writer, famous for many classic tales. With the bicentenary of his birth in 2005, Jack Zipes re-evaluates the achievement of one of the great literary figures of the fairytale and storytelling tradition.
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Named Person: H C Andersen; Hans Christian Andersen
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jack Zipes
ISBN: 0415974321 9780415974325 041597433X 9780415974332
OCLC Number: 61302250
Notes: "Literary criticism / Fairy tales"--P. 4 cover.
Description: xvi, 171 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents: In pursuit of fame : an introduction to the life and works of Hans Christian Andersen --
The discourse of the dominated --
The discourse of rage and revenge : controlling children --
The cinematic appropriation of Andersen's heritage : trivialization and innovation.
Responsibility: Jack Zipes.
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Hans Christian Andersen is a much-loved writer, famous for many classic tales. With the bicentenary of his birth in 2005, Jack Zipes re-evaluates the achievement of one of the great literary figures of the fairytale and storytelling tradition.

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