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- W2187259929 abstract "As the subtitle suggests, this work by distinguished fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes endeavors to dispel the romanticized image of Andersen in popular culture by offering a more accurate and nuanced examination of the Danish storyteller. Although published during the bicentennial commemoration event of Andersen’s birth (the book carries the event’s logo), Zipes nevertheless avoids celebrating Andersen. Instead, Zipes aims to reevaluate the life and works of the prolific storyteller so that he may be taken as a serious literary figure. An incredibly egocentric individual with delusions of grandeur, Andersen was plagued by his lower-class upbringing and consistently revised his life history to align himself with the fairy tale heroes that made him famous. Later biographers and the media appropriated this fabricated image of a quaint and gentle Andersen who broke free from his class and successfully entered the aristocracy. In this probing sociohistorical critique of Andersen and his works, Zipes wrestles with the persona the storyteller projected and the shadow of the ‘true’ Andersen that lies behind his works. The first three chapters of Zipes’ study analyze recurring themes in Andersen’s fairy tales that reflect a number of conflicts inherent in Andersen’s psyche. These chapters reveal the depth of Andersen’s vanity and neuroticism, and Zipes demonstrates how Andersen sublimates his inner conflicts within his fairy tales. The last chapter looks at cinematic adaptations of Andersen’s fairy tales, reviewing nearly a century of films that alter Andersen’s legacy in significant ways. The book concludes with both a critical and a film bibliography, the latter referencing cinematic adaptations of certain Andersen fairy tales. The first chapter, ‘In Pursuit of Fame,’ examines Andersen’s single-minded fixation upon becoming recognized by the Danish aristocracy through his literary achievements. Andersen’s vanity allowed him to believe he was chosen by God to become a great writer, and he consistently sought to be the center of attention. He traveled extensively throughout Europe performing his works and entertaining his hosts. Unsophisticated and naive, Andersen demanded that people take notice of him. Although Andersen certainly achieved that goal, he was never able to break free from the" @default.
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- W2187259929 title "Jack Zipes. Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller. New York: Routledge, 2005. Pp. xvii + 171, bibliography, film bibliography, index." @default.
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