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This anthology brings together 14 of the best Victorian fairy tales, by major period writers as well as specialists in the genre, to show the vibrancy of the form and its ability to reflect our deepest concerns. From whimsy to satire, the stories reveal the preoccupations of the age and celebrate the value of the imagination.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction
- Note on the Texts
- Select Bibliography
- A Chronology of the Victorian Fairy Tale
- PROLOGUE: Grimm, 'Rumpel-Stilts-Kin' and Hans Christian Andersen, 'The Princess and the Peas'
- ROBERT SOUTHEY, 'The Story of the Three Bears'
- JOHN RUSKIN, 'The King of the Golden River'
- WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY, 'The Rose and the Ring'
- GEORGE MACDONALD, 'The Golden Key'
- DINAH MULOCK CRAIK, 'The Little Lame Prince and His Travelling Cloak'
- MARY DE MORGAN, 'The Wanderings of Arasmon'
- JULIANA HORATIA EWING, 'The First Wife's Wedding Ring'
- OSCAR WILDE, 'The Selfish Giant'
- ANDREW LANG, 'Prince Prigio'
- FORD MADOX FORD, 'The Queen Who Flew'
- LAURENCE HOUSMAN, 'The Story of the Herons'
- KENNETH GRAHAME, 'The Reluctant Dragon'
- E. NESBIT, 'Melisande'
- RUDYARD KIPLING, 'Dymchurch Flit'
- APPENDIX: What is a Fairy Tale?'
- John Ruskin, 'Introduction' to German Popular Tales
- Juliana Horatia Ewing, 'Preface' to Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales
- George MacDonald, 'The Fantastic Imagination'
- Laurence Housman, 'Introduction' to Gammer Grethel's Fairy Tales
- Explanatory Notes
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Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
01. August 2016
Sprache
englisch
Seitenanzahl
496
Altersempfehlung
von 8 bis 12 Jahren
Reihe
Oxford World's Classics
Herausgegeben von
Michael Newton
Verlag/Hersteller
Produktart
kartoniert
Gewicht
343 g
Größe (L/B/H)
195/131/27 mm
ISBN
9780198737599
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Whimsical or romantic, sharply satirical or fogged with mystery, these powerful tales by the likes of Thackeray, Wilde and doyenne of the genre Mary De Morgan probe the deepest human concerns, while reflecting the more of the period. JC, The Lady