Hans Christian Andersen Flashcards
(51 cards)
Andersen was one of the worlds great
makers of fairy tales
What culture was Andersen born into
an earthly Danish culture in which the telling of folktales was prominent
what did Andersen believe?
that he would rise to fame and fortune
what was It like when Andersen began writing
Romanticism in art and literature placed a great premium on things rustic and primitive
when was Andersen born
1805
where was Andersen born
Odense, Denmark
how man siblings did Andersen have
h was the only child to poor parents
what did Andersens father do
he was a shoemaker
what did Andersens mother do
a laundress and alcoholic, superstitious and nearly illiterate
What did Andersen do at the age of 15
went to Copenhagen to become an actor or in some other way famous
what occupations did Andersen try
acting, ballet, singing and playwriting
when did Andersen publish his first novel
1835
what was Andersen’s first novel
The Improvisatore
What were Andersen’s first Fairy Tales
The Tinder Box, Little Claus and Big Claus, Little Ida’s Flowers and the Princess and the Pea
What was Andersen’s greatest success
was with young and grown up romantics who liked his fairytales
What was the name of Andersen’s memoirs
The Fairy Tale of My Life
what didn’t Andersen do
he never married, or had a home, and never felt content that his fame was real
how many fairy tales and short stories did Andersen write
168
What is Andersen often given credit for
introducing to Danish literature an informal, idiomatic style
who wrote the Princess and the Pea
Andersen
in the princess and the pea, what happened in the middle of the storm
someone knocked at the town gate
the pea was placed under what
20 mattresses and 20 feather beds
what happened to the pea
it was put into a museum
where did the empereor spend all of his time
in his dressing room
