Andrew Lang (1) (1844–1912)
Autor/a de The Blue Fairy Book
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Sobre l'autor
Andrew Lang was born at Selkirk in Scotland on March 31, 1844. He was a historian, poet, novelist, journalist, translator, and anthropologist, in connection with his work on literary texts. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy, St. Andrews University, and Balliol College, Oxford University, mostra'n més becoming a fellow at Merton College. His poetry includes Ballads and Lyrics of Old France (1872), Ballades in Blue China (1880--81), and Grass of Parnassus (1888--92). His anthropology and his defense of the value of folklore as the basis of religion is expressed in his works Custom and Myth (1884), Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887), and The Making of Religion (1898). He also translated Homer and critiqued James G. Frazer's views of mythology as expressed in The Golden Bough. He was considered a good historian, with a readable narrative style and knowledge of the original sources including his works A History of Scotland (1900-7), James VI and the Gowrie Mystery (1902), and Sir George Mackenzie (1909). He was one of the most important collectors of folk and fairy tales. His collections of Fairy books, including The Blue Fairy Book, preserved and handed down many of the better-known folk tales from the time. He died of angina pectoris on July 20, 1912. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de Andrew Lang
Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Omnibus Leatherbound Classics) (Barnes & Noble… (2016) — Editor — 231 exemplars
The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological (1972) 20 exemplars
Delphi Collected Works of Andrew Lang and the Complete Fairy Books (Illustrated) (2012) 20 exemplars
Sinbad the Sailor & Other Stories; Based on "The Arabian Nights Entertainments," by Andrew Lang. (1986) 18 exemplars
Favorite Andrew Lang Fairy Tale Books in Many Colors: Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Fairy Tale Books (1966) 15 exemplars
Theocritus, Bion and Moschus: Rendered into English prose with an introductory essay by A. Lang (1913) 10 exemplars
Stories From 1001 Arabian Nights: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, The Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the… (2008) 7 exemplars
Strategy Six Pack 8 - A Short History of Scotland, The Battle of Blenheim, A Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson, King… (2016) 4 exemplars
Book of Dreams and Ghosts 4 exemplars
Selections from The Blue Fairy Book 3 exemplars
The selected writings of Andrew Lang. Volume II, Folklore, mythology, anthropology case studies (2016) 3 exemplars
The selected writings of Andrew Lang. Volume I, Folklore, mythology, anthropology general and theoretical (2016) 3 exemplars
The Illustrated Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (The Golden Age of Illustration Series) (2019) 3 exemplars
The Poison Apple: And Other Tales of Magic Mirrors and Wicked Queen: Magical Creatures, A Weiser Books Collection (2012) 3 exemplars
The Poetical Works of Andrew Lang, 4 Volumes 3 exemplars
Coloured Fairy Books 3 exemplars
The Story of Robin Hood 3 exemplars
The Fairy Book 10 Volumes (Green Red Blue Yellow Olive Grey Crimson Pink Lilac & Orange) 2 exemplars
Old French Title Pages 2 exemplars
Beauty and the Beast : and other stories from the blue, brown, green, violet and yellow fairy books (2010) 2 exemplars
The dead Leman, and other tales from the French — Traductor — 2 exemplars
The Story of Sigurd 2 exemplars
The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer, The Aeneid by Virgil, and Tales of Troy by Andrew Lang (Classic Collections) (2009) 2 exemplars
The Fairy Books of Many Colors Volume One: The Blue Fairy Book, The Red Fairy Book, The Green Fairy Book, and The… (2020) 2 exemplars
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, Volume 1 (Illustrated and Unabridged): Blue Fairy Book, Red Fairy Book, Green Fairy… (2012) 2 exemplars
Tales of romance,: Based on tales in the Book of romance Edited by Andrew Lang with 4 coloured plates and 15 other… (2016) 2 exemplars
The True History of Little Golden Hood 2 exemplars
The blue true story book 2 exemplars
Stan Bolovan [IN: The book of dragons] 1 exemplars
Andrew Lang: Essays of To-Day and Yesterday 1 exemplars
Dear Stevenson : letters from Andrew Lang to Robert Louis Stevenson with five letters from Stevenson to Lang (1990) 1 exemplars
Sindbad the sailor 1 exemplars
Little Red Riding-Hood and Other Stories 1 exemplars
Thomas Blintons Mareridt 1 exemplars
World of Farytales 1 exemplars
Border life in days gone by 1 exemplars
Arabian nights with Scheherazade 1 exemplars
Books And Bookmen And Letters To Dead Authors, 1 exemplars
The Giant Fairy Book of Many Colors 1 exemplars
The life and letters of John Gibson Lockhart 1 exemplars
Tales of King Arthur: classic version 1 exemplars
Le Morte Darthur: Studies On the Sources / With an Introductory Essay by Andrew Lang (2018) 1 exemplars
Goldilocks and the Three Bears 1 exemplars
Man in the Iron Mask 1 exemplars
The new Pygmalion 1 exemplars
Two Frogs (Japanese fable) 1 exemplars
Scythe Song {poem} 1 exemplars
"A Long-Bow Story" 1 exemplars
The Five Wise Words of the Guru (Short Story) 1 exemplars
The Andrew Lang Tales, Book III 1 exemplars
Introduction : Household tales: Their origin, diffusion, and relations to the higher myths 1 exemplars
Blue and Green Fairy Book 1 exemplars
Sigurd and Fafnir [IN: The book of dragons] 1 exemplars
The paradise of poets 1 exemplars
Idyls of Theocritus, 2 Volumes 1 exemplars
Why the Sea is Salt (Short Story) 1 exemplars
Old Friends Among The Fairies 1 exemplars
The Water-Lily - The Gold-spinners 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies (1691) — Introducció, algunes edicions — 458 exemplars
Poems Bewitched and Haunted (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets) (2005) — Col·laborador — 185 exemplars
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Collectors Edition) The 100 Greatest Stories Ever Written (1810) — Introducció — 162 exemplars
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 6: Mythical Beasties (1837) — Col·laborador — 119 exemplars
Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated) (2011) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions — 77 exemplars
The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: 19th Century (European Literary Fantasy Anthologies) (1991) — Col·laborador — 42 exemplars
Mitt skattkammer. b.9 Gjennom tidene — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
The Pleasures of Literature and the Solace of Books (1898) — Introducció, algunes edicions — 8 exemplars
The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2005: Haven't I Read This Before? (2005) — Col·laborador — 6 exemplars
The Bibelot, Volume IX: A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers, Chosen in Part from Scarce Editions and Sources… (1903) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
The Story of Odysseus in the Land of Tthe Phaeacians: Being the Sixth and a Part of the Seventh Book of the Odyssey… (1904) — Traductor — 2 exemplars
Nicolette and Aucassin, a troubador's tale; Paul and Virginia, by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre; with a critical and… — Traductor, algunes edicions — 1 exemplars
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- Nom oficial
- Lang, Andrew Gabriel
- Data de naixement
- 1844-03-31
- Data de defunció
- 1912-07-20
- Lloc d'enterrament
- St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen, Scotland
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- País (per posar en el mapa)
- Scotland, UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
- Llocs de residència
- London, England, UK
- Educació
- Edinburgh Academy
University of St Andrews
University of Oxford (Balliol College)
Loretto
Selkirk Grammar School - Professions
- poet
novelist
literary critic
literary historian
translator
journalist - Relacions
- Lang, Leonora (wife)
- Premis i honors
- Fellow of Merton College
Fellow of the British Academy - Biografia breu
- Andrew Lang FBA (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.
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- Obres
- 245
- També de
- 48
- Membres
- 20,496
- Popularitat
- #1,058
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 130
- ISBN
- 2,096
- Llengües
- 20
- Preferit
- 29
- Pedres de toc
- 206