More Than Meets the Eye: Hans Christian Andersen and Nineteenth-Century American Criticism

Content courtesy of

From: Reference & Research Book News
Date: 20061101
Author:

9780838640920

More than meets the eye; Hans Christian Andersen and nineteenth-century American criticism.

Rowland, Herbert.

Fairleigh Dickinson U.P.

2006

274 pages

$52.50

Hardcover

PT8120

Unlike most American scholars today, says Rowland (German, Purdue U.) those in the 19th century were aware that fairy tales for children are only a small part of Danish writer Anderson's (1805-75) body of work, which includes novels, plays, travel books, poetry, and an autobiography. He traces and explains the course of Anderson criticism in the US from ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.



Other Articles on Hans Christian Andersen

  • Hans Christian Andersen: Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
  • How enigmatic is Hans Christian Andersen? On three recent biographies.(Book Review)
  • Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller.(Book review)
  • Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller.(Review)
  • Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen
  • Critical Reflections about Hans Christian Andersen, the Failed Revolutionary
  • Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller
  • New Exhibition at Library and Archives Canada Celebrates Hans Christian Andersen
  • Past present. (Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid')
  • New Exhibition at Library and Archives Canada Celebrates Hans Christian Andersen.
  • Find More Articles

  • About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.



    - 1G1-153753199
    Art of Worldly Wisdom Daily
    In the 1600s, Balthasar Gracian, a jesuit priest wrote 300 aphorisms on living life called "The Art of Worldly Wisdom." Join our newsletter below and read them all, one at a time.
    Email:
    Sonnet-a-Day Newsletter
    Shakespeare wrote over 150 sonnets! Join our Sonnet-A-Day Newsletter and read them all, one at a time.
    Email: