Canterbury classics hans christian andersen biography
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Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, - August 4, ) was a Danish author. His works included poetry, plays, novels and non-fiction accounts of his travels to various European countries but he is best known today for the short stories which he wrote for children. Andersen's fairy tales, which often feature fantasy elements, such as characters which are talking animals or even inanimate objects, would go on to greatly influence later children's writers, such as Beatrix Potter, Kenneth Grahame and A.A. Milne. His children's stories have been adapted as plays, operas, ballets, animated cartoons and live-action movies. The figure of Andersen the storyteller has itself become a feature of modern popular legend.
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Born in the Danish tow of Odense, Hans Christian Andersen was the only child of Hans Andersen and Anne Marie Andersdatter. His mother, a washerwoman, had no formal education at all and his father's education was extremely&#;limited. It was Andersen's father, however,
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Hans Christian Anderson: A Biography
Hans Christian Andersen ()
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish playwright, travel writer, poet, novelist and story writer. His fairy tales place him as one of the world’s greatest writers ever. Written basically for children they transcend age barriers because of their universal nature: they reach the deepest levels of the human condition, each story demonstrating something profound about what it means to be a human being. One of his stories, The Emperor’s New Clothes, is arguably the best short story ever written because of the way he uses the form to sum up a great universal truth in just a few words. In that story he illustrates the theme expounded by sages from Confucious and the Buddha to Jesus of Nazareth, that the innocence of childhood shines a light on truths that are obscured by experience.
It would not be possible to overestimate Andersen’s impact on children’s literature. His fairy tales are translated into numerous languages
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