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Norwegian Folk Tales
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Long a treasure in Norway, the folktales collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe have been acclaimed for their richness of humor, fullness of life, and depth of understanding since they first appeared in translation more than a hundred years ago. The Norwegian folktales, said Jacob Grimm, "surpass nearly all others." Within these captivating tales we meet witches, trolls, and ogres; sly foxes and great, mysterious bears; beautiful princesses and country-lads-turned-heroes. Collected here in a sparkling contemporary translation by Pat Shaw Iversen and Carl Norman, these tales brim with the matchless vitality and power of their original telling. Included also are the wonderfully evocative original illustrations of Erik Werenskiold and Theodor Kittelsen.With black-and-white drawings throughoutPart of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
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Additional ISBN/GTIN9780307828224
Product TypeE-book
BindingE-book
FormatEPUB
Format noteDRM Adobe
FormatE101
Publishing date03/10/2012
SeriesThe Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
LanguageEnglish
File size19464 Kbytes
Article no.4487347
CatalogsVC
Data source no.247608
Product groupBU114
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Jede:r von uns hat ihren/seinen liebsten Märchenkreis, nicht wahr? Den beiden Norwegern Peter Christen Asbjørnsen und Jørgen Moe ist es zu verdanken, dass im 19. Jahrhundert nach Vorbild der Brüder Grimm ein unwahrscheinlich großer Märchenschatz zusammengetragen und veröffentlicht wurde. Die Nationalromantische Phase hatte auch die Norweger:innen ergriffen und nur zu recht. Als Kenner:in der 'deutschen' Märchentexte wird man hier viele Parallelen entdecken - typische Anfangs- und Endfloskeln, magische Wesen, mehrgliedrige Kämpfe, christliche Elemente und eine manchmal etwas absurd erscheinende Zahlensymbolik.
Wenn ihr beim Thema Norwegen vor allem an dichte Wälder, Fjorde, wortkarge Menschen und Trolle denkt, dann sind das Elemente, die bereits in solchen, aus dem Mittelalter stammenden Texten tradiert werden. Literatur- und kulturhistorische Perspektiven und Sichtweisen lohnen hier, zur Anwendung gebracht zu werden.
This story jumps on the current mythology trend (see Madeline Miller's books!) and is a loose retelling of an old British murder ballad called The Twa Sisters .
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Of the three sisters Keyne is my favorite - I rooted for her all through the plot. Who is yours?!

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PETER CHRISTEN ASBJØRNSEN (1812-1885) and JØRGEN MOE (1813-1882), friends from childhood with a long-standing interest in their country's folklore traditions, were inspired by Jacob Grimm to compile a collection of Norwegian folk tales, Norske Folkeeventyr, in 1879. Norske Folkeeventyr continues to be in print to this day.

ERIK WERENSKOLD (1855-1938) was a noted Norwegian painter and illustrator. At the time a young, relatively unknown painter, he was among the artists whose drawings appeared in the first illustrated edition of Norske Folkeeventyr in 1879. They established him as one of Norway's foremost artists.

THEODOR KITTELSEN(1857-1914) was a noted Norwegian artist. At the time young and unknown, he was invited by Erik Werenskold in 1881 to collaborate on a second illustrated edition of Norske Folkeeventyr, which included only their drawings. In 1908 he was made Knight of The Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.