Wilde’s nationality is British, and his representative work is: “The Picture of Dorian Gray”;
The nationality of the Brothers Grimm is German, and his representative work: “Grimm’s Fairy Tales”;
>Andersen's nationality is Danish. His representative works include "The Little Tin Soldier", "The Daughter of the Sea", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Emperor's New Clothes", etc.
1. Oscar Wilde (1854~1900), one of the greatest writers and artists, was born in Britain (Ireland to be precise, but it was ruled by Britain at the time) in the 19th century. Famous for his plays, poems, fairy tales and novels. A representative figure of aestheticism, the main force of the aesthetic movement in the 1880s and the pioneer of the decadent movement in the 1990s.
2. The Brothers Grimm (German: Brüder Grimm or Die Gebrüder Grimm) are Jacob Grimm (January 4, 1785 - September 20, 1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (February 1786) November 24 - December 16, 1859), the collective name of the two brothers, who were famous German historians, linguists, and collectors of folktales and ancient legends in the 19th century. Because the two had similar experiences and similar interests, they collaborated on linguistics, collecting and organizing folk fairy tales and legends, so they were called the "Brothers Grimm". They jointly compiled the "Grimm's Fairy Tales", the "best-selling German work" second only to the Bible.
3. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a famous Danish fairy tale writer in the 19th century, is not only one of the representatives of fairy tales in world literature, but also a devout Christian. He is known as As "the sun of children's literature in the world". He was born in a poor shoemaker's family in Odense and lived in poverty during his childhood. His father was a shoemaker and his mother was a servant. In his early years, he studied at a charity school and worked as an apprentice. Influenced by his father and folk oral literature, he loved literature since childhood. When he was 11 years old, his father died of illness and his mother remarried. In order to pursue art, he came to Copenhagen alone at the age of 14. After 8 years of hard work, he finally showed his talent in the poetic drama "Alfsol". Therefore, he was sent to Slagelsee Grammar School and Helsingo School for free by the Royal Theater of Arts. It lasted 5 years. In 1828, he entered the University of Copenhagen. After graduation, he has never had a job and mainly relies on royalties to make a living. In 1838, he received a writer's bonus - the state allocated him a non-public service allowance of 200 yuan every year.
Andersen's literary career began in 1822 when he wrote plays. After entering university, his creations became increasingly mature. He has published travel notes and musical comedies, as well as poetry collections and poetry plays. In 1833, he published the novel "The Improvisational Poet", which won him international reputation and is his representative work of adult literature. His most famous fairy tales include "The Little Tin Soldier", "The Daughter of the Sea", "Thumbelina", "The Little Match Girl", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Emperor's New Clothes", etc. Andersen received royal tributes during his lifetime and was highly praised for bringing joy to a generation of children across Europe. His work "Andersen's Fairy Tales" has been translated into more than 150 languages, and thousands of fairy tale books have been released and published around the world.