Mit Danmark - H. C. Andersen

by Hans Christian Andersen, Johan de Mylius (Editor), Mads Stage (Illustrator)

Selv om H.C.Andersen som rejsende og som forfatter var lige så meget europæer som dansker, og selv om han i dag er hele verdens eje og slet ikke kun Danmarks, så er der alt mulig grund til at lægge mærke til det, han skriver om det Danmark, han så og kendte. I et fornemt samarbejde dokumenterer Johan de Mylius og Mads Stage i denne bog om Danmark, som vi kender det gennem H.C.Andersen. De Mylius har fortrinsvis udvalgt digteriske tekster, men også dagbogscitater samt artikler og samlet dem landsdel for landsdel, hvor de sættes i releif af Stages fine billeder.

233 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2001

About the author

Hans Christian Andersen (often referred to in Scandinavia as H.C. Andersen) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories — called eventyr, or "fairy-tales" — express themes that transcend age and nationality.

Andersen's fairy tales, which have been translated into more than 125 languages, have become culturally embedded in the West's collective consciousness, readily accessible to children, but presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers as well. Some of his most famous fairy tales include "The Little Mermaid", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Nightingale", "The Emperor's New Clothes" and many more. His stories have inspired plays, ballets, and both live-action and animated films.