Andrew Lang

Broschiertes Buch

The Green Fairy Book

Beschreibung

Fairy Tales collected from around the world, including: The Story of Caliph Stork -- Rosanella -- Sylvain and Jocosa -- Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla -- The Three Little Pigs -- Heart of Ice -- The Enchanted Ring -- The Snuff-box -- The Little Soldier -- The Magic Swan -- The Dirty Shepherdess -- The Enchanted Snake -- The Biter Bit -- King Kojata -- Prince Fickle and Fair Helena -- Puddocky -- The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs -- The Story of the Three Bears -- Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida -- Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes -- Jorinde and Joringel -- Allerleirauh; or, the Many-furred Creature -- The Twelve Huntsmen -- Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle -- The Crystal Coffin -- The Three Snake-leaves -- The Riddle -- Jack my Hedgehog -- The Golden Lads -- The White Snake -- The Story of a Clever Tailor -- The Golden Mermaid -- The War of the Wolf and the Fox -- The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife -- The Three Musicians -- The Three Dogs, and many more.

Autor

Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him. Lang is now chiefly known for his publications on folklore, mythology and religion. The interest in folklore was from early life; he read John Ferguson McLennan before coming to Oxford, and then was influenced by E. B. Tylor. The earliest of his publications is Custom and Myth (1884). In Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887) he explained the "irrational" elements of mythology as survivals from more primitive forms. Lang's Making of Religion was heavily influenced by the 18th century idea of the "noble savage": in it, he maintained the existence of high spiritual ideas among so-called "savage" races, drawing parallels with the contemporary interest in occult phenomena in England. His Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was followed by many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. In the preface of the Lilac Fairy Book he credits his wife with translating and transcribing most of the stories in the collections. Lang examined the origins of totemism in Social Origins (1903).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9781435754010
• ISBN-10: 1435754018
• Artikelnr.: 61097901