The tale has been adapted to various media including opera, musical, and animated film. First Collection, with three other tales by Andersen in Copenhagen, Denmark to great critical acclaim. It was first published on 11 November 1843 in New Fairy Tales. " The Ugly Duckling" ( Danish: Den grimme ælling) is a Danish literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). Andersen was a master writer whose work and themes have been emulated throughout time, and through a broad spectrum of platforms.Īndersen died on Augin Copenhagen, having never fully recovered from an injury he sustained after falling out of his bed two years earlier.Illustration by Vilhelm Pedersen, Andersen‘s first illustrator
It's as if Andersen was a pre-ordained Disney writer, with his penchant for making inanimate objects, like toys, come to life and have adventures appealing to people of all ages he created a series of timeless classics. Both authors focused on the poor and underprivileged, tales of transcendence to a better life through hard work, guts, and good fortune.Īndersen's stories laid the groundwork for other children's classics, such as The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Andersen wrote in his diary, "We had come to the veranda, I was so happy to see and speak to England's now living writer, whom I love the most." ("Hcandersen-homepage.dk. In 1847 on his first visit to Britain, Andersen met Charles Dickens.
We encourage teachers and students to use our Study Guide.Īndersen has a number of exemplary, lesser known stories, worthy of your attention and offered right here on American. Who hasn't read or seen an animated movie adaptation of Thumbelina (1835), The Emperor's New Clothes (1837), The Little Mermaid (1836), and The Princess and the Pea (1835?)Īndersen also blessed us with one of the saddest but most poignant and beautiful Christmas stories of all time, The Little Match Girl (also known as The Little Matchstick Girl).
His stories have inspired countless plays, ballets, and movies. Many of his stories are featured in our collection of Favorite Fairy Tales. His tales transcend age barriers, national and cultural boundaries and have been translated into more than 125 languages. Although he wrote a broad range of work, including plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, it was his fairy tales that became culturally iconic in the Western world. Hans Christian Andersen, born in Denmark in 1805, practically invented the writing of eventyrs the adventure fairy tale, or fantastic tale.
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