Andrew Lang

Gebundenes Buch

The Orange Fairy Book

Beschreibung

Fairy Tales collected from around the world, including: The Story of the Hero Makoma -- The Magic Mirror From the Senna -- Story of the King Who Would See Paradise -- How Isuro the Rabbit Tricked Gudu -- Ian, the Soldier's Son -- The Fox and the Wolf -- How Ian Direach Got the Blue Falcon -- The Ugly Duckling -- The Two Caskets -- The Goldsmith's Fortune -- The Enchanted Wreath -- The Foolish Weaver -- The Clever Cat -- The Story of Manus -- Pinkel the Thief -- The Adventures of a Jackal -- The Adventures of the Jackal's Eldest Son -- The Adventures of the Younger Son of the Jackal -- The Three Treasures of the Giants -- The Rover of the Plain -- The White Doe -- The Girl-Fish -- The Owl and the Eagle -- The Frog and the Lion Fairy -- The Adventures of Covan the Brown-haired -- The Princess Bella-Flor-- The Bird of Truth -- The Mink and the Wolf -- Adventures of an Indian Brave -- How the Stalos were Tricked -- Andras Baive -- The White Slipper -- The Magic Book.

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: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9781435753860
• ISBN-10: 1435753860
• Artikelnr.: 61099188