SCAND 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Creative Writing, Napoleonic Wars, Bad Life
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Although they are simple enough for children to read, they are not necessarily written for children. His works include subjects like creativity, psychology, irony, satire. In europe, his tales are not considered just children"s literature, they are also considered serious adult literature. Are a seriously analyzed classic example of european romanticism of the 19th century (in europe) Part of the american conception of anderson"s tales as cute and sentimental is probably thanks to disney. Also, the earliest english translations were really bad translations that lost a lot of his unique narrative voice as well as many of the darker aspects, due to the proper expectations of the. Ones in the course reader are good translations! Wrote several autobiographies, including one called the fairy tale of my life. Born 1805 in odense, denmark to a cobbler (very poor) His father wanted education, better lives for his children.
