The Snowman (fairy tale)
Fairy tale by Andersen
"The Snowman" | |||
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Short story by Hans Christian Andersen | |||
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Original title | Sneemanden | ||
Country | Denmark | ||
Language | Danish | ||
Genre(s) | Literary fairy tale | ||
Publication | |||
Published in | New Fairy Tales and Stories. Second Series. First Collection. 1861. (Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Række. Første Samling. 1861.) | ||
Publication type | Fairy tale collection | ||
Publisher | C.A. Reitzel | ||
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Publication date | 2 March 1861 | ||
Chronology | |||
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"The Snowman" (Danish: Sneemanden) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a snowman who falls in love with a stove.[1] It was published by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen as Sneemanden on 2 March 1861.[2] Andersen biographer Jackie Wullschlager describes the tale as a lyrical and poignant complement to Andersen's "The Fir-Tree" of December 1844.[3]
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References
- Footnotes
- ^ Wullschlager 2002, p. 378
- ^ Nye Eventyr 1861
- ^ Wullschlager 2002, pp. 378–379
- Works cited
- Andersen, Hans Christian; Nunnally, Tiina (Transl.); Wullschlager, Jackie (Ed.) (2005) [2004], Fairy Tales, New York: Viking Press (Penguin Books), ISBN 0-670-03377-4
- Andersen, Jens; Nunnally, Tiina (Transl.) (2005) [2003], Hans Christian Andersen: A New Life, New York, Woodstock, and London: Overlook Duckworth, ISBN 1-58567-737-X
- Eckstein, Bob (2007), The History of the Snowman, New York: Simon & Schuster, ISBN 978-1-4169-4066-1
- Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Række. Første Samling. 1861., Hans Christian Andersen Center, retrieved 2009-06-15
- Prince, Alison (1998), Hans Christian Andersen: The Fan Dancer, London: Allison & Busby, ISBN 0-7490-0478-9
- Wullschlager, Jackie (2002) [2000], Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-91747-9
External links
- "The Snow Man" English translation by Jean Hersholt
- "Sneemanden" Original Danish text
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Hans Christian Andersen
- Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. (1835–1837)
- Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection (1838–1841)
- New Fairy Tales. First Volume (1843–1845)
- "The Angel" (1843)
- "Blockhead Hans" (1855)
- "The Elf Mound" (1845)
- "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1837)
- "The Fir-Tree" (1844)
- "The Flying Trunk" (1839)
- "The Galoshes of Fortune" (1838)
- "The Garden of Paradise" (1839)
- "The Goblin and the Grocer" (1852)
- "Golden Treasure" (1865)
- "The Ice-Maiden" (1861)
- "Little Claus and Big Claus" (1835)
- "The Little Match Girl" (1845)
- "The Little Mermaid" (1837)
- "The Most Incredible Thing" (1870)
- "The Nightingale" (1843)
- "Ole Lukoie" (1841)
- "The Princess and the Pea" (1835)
- "The Red Shoes" (1845)
- "The Shadow" (1847)
- "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" (1845)
- "The Snow Queen" (1844)
- "The Snowman" (1861)
- "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (1838)
- "The Story of a Mother" (1847)
- "The Sweethearts; or, The Top and the Ball" (1843)
- "The Swineherd" (1841)
- "The Tallow Candle" (1820s)
- "The Teapot" (1863)
- "Thumbelina" (1835)
- "The Tinderbox" (1835)
- "The Travelling Companion" (1835)
- "The Ugly Duckling" (1843)
- "What the Old Man Does is Always Right" (1861)
- "The Wicked Prince" (1840)
- "The Wild Swans" (1838)
- The Improvisatore (1835)
- O.T (1836)
- The Two Baronesses (1848)
- Little Kirsten (1846)
- When the Spaniards Were Here (1865)
- Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå
- Danmark, mit fædreland
- Hist hvor vejen slår en bugt
- Christine's Picture Book (art book)
Andersen's life and works
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
- The Daydreamer (1966)
- The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968)
- Andersen Monogatari (1971)
- The Fairytaler (2002–2003)
- Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2003 miniseries)
- Young Andersen (2005 serial)
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