Andersen's Fairy Tales (Signet Classics)[安徒生童话集]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Hans Christian Andersen 著；Poul、Pat Shaw Iversen 译
• 出版社 Signet Classics
• 出版时间 2013-05
• ISBN 9780451532077
• 定价 51.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 400页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Signet Classics

【内容简介】

Formorethan150years,HansChristianAndersen’sbelovedfairytaleshavecharmedandentertainedaudiencesaroundtheworld.Blendingoldfolktaleswithfantasy,theDanishbard’sstoriesarerichinhumorandsharpwithirony.Theforty-sevenfablesinthisbeautifullytranslatedcollectiontellofkingsandprincesses,offarmboysandmermaids,ofwitchesandogres.Someofthetales—likeTheLittleMatchGirlandTheEmperor’sNewClothes—weknowbyheart.Others—likeTheJumpersandTheFlyingTrunk—aresuretobecomeinstantfavorites.Packedwithmemorablecharacters(whocouldforgettheUglyDucklingortheLittleMermaid?),Andersen’sfairytaleshavewithstoodthetestoftime,delightinggenerationaftergenerationofchildrenandadults—andtheypromisetoremainbedtimefavoritesforcenturiestocome…TranslatedbyPatShawIversenWithaNewIntroductionAndanAfterwordbyJoanneGreenbergIllustratedwithlinedrawings

【作者简介】

HansChristianAndersenwasbornin1805inOdense,Denmark.Hisfatherwasapoorcobbler,hismothernearlyilliterate.Atfourteen,armedwithlittlemorethansheerdetermination,AndersenwenttoCopenhagen,wherehesucceededinwinningthepatronageofseveralprominentcitizens,andacquiredsomeformalschooling.In1829,hispoems,plays,andtravelsketchesbegantoappear.In1835,hisfirstnovel,TheImprovisatore,metwithconsiderablesuccess.Thatsameyear,hepublishedhisfirstcollectionoftales,tobefollowedovertheyearsbyfurthercreationsinagenrehemadesingularlyhisown.Hislifewasmarkedbyextensivetravels,enormouspopularity,thefriendshipofmanyleadingpersonalitiesoftheera,andthehighesthonorsofhisnativeland.Bythetimeofhisdeathin1875,thisgauche,awkwardfigure,borninthehumblestofcircumstances,hadenjoyedacareerthatmightwellhavecomeoutofoneofhismostimaginativetales.