In the introduction to the 2005 book, The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen by Diana Crone Frank and Jeffrey Frank, this is claimed: “By 1874 Hans Christian Andersen was perhaps better known than any other living writer . . . his work had been widely read since the 1840s . . .” but in “so many interpretations and shoddy translations that the originals had been virtually obliterated.” I have no idea what Andersen would have thought of this interpretation of his story.
Here is another from Fairy Tale Parade, originally posted in 2015. The idea that the emperor has no clothes has lapsed into cliché. Cliché or not, It is still true. Just click on the thumbnail.
I am going to color my hair and get some botox so that I can pass for a younger academic. Then I am going to denounce this story as heteronormative and as confining women to rôles as wives. I will denounce 10:1 for its sexual objectification. Finally, I will hit someone with a bike lock.
ReplyDeleteDaniel, did you miss the part about the creepy old mole wanting to marry the young Thumbelisa? I'd join you in denouncing that.
ReplyDeleteI dunno. I may someday find myself to be a creepy old mole in want of a wife. At least the mole was a mammal!
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