The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen : A New Translation from the Danish
Editorial Reviews
Heather Caldwell, Bookforum
"[The Franks] have stripped away the florid Victorianism of the previous translations...[and] have widened the scope of Andersen's oeuvre."
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Newsweek : "The Franks" edition finally sets the stories straight and . . . clarifies the tale most often told wrongAndersen's own life story." --Elise Soukup
Vogue : "A beautiful new translation."
Minneapolis Star-Tribune : "A superb book of Andersen's tales . . . it will be difficult for other commemorative editions to match this publication." --Jack Zipes
Keillor Garrison : "This is the real Andersen, restored to life, in the flavor of Danish. . .here at last you will find him." --Garrison Keillor
Bloom Harold : "Adults and children alike need the actual Andersen, here made brilliantly available by the Franks." --Harold Bloom, editor of Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages.
Caldwell Heather, Bookforum : "[The Franks] have stripped away the florid Victorianism of the previous translations...[and] have widened the scope of Andersen's oeuvre." --Heather Caldwell, Bookforum
The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen : A New Translation from the Danish
The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen: A New Translation from the Danish,Lorenz Frolich,Vilhelm Pederson,Jeffrey Frank,Diana Crone Frank,Houghton Mifflin,0618224564,Andersen, H. C,Children's stories, Danish,Classics,Denmark,European - Scandinavian,Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology,Fairy tales,Fiction,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Oral And Folk Literature,Short Stories (single author),Translations into English,Fiction / Folklore
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