Hans christian andersen, a famous Danish fairy tale writer in the19th century, is not only one of the representatives of fairy tales in world literature, but also a devout Christian, and is known as "the sun of children's literature in the world". He was born in a poor shoemaker's family in odense and had a poor childhood. My father is a shoemaker and my mother is a servant.
I studied in a charity school and was an apprentice in my early years. Influenced by his father and folk oral literature, he loved literature since childhood. 1 1 years old, my father died of illness and my mother remarried. In order to pursue art, he came to Copenhagen alone at the age of 14. After eight years of struggle, I finally showed my talent in the poetic drama Alfonso.
Therefore, he was sent to Srager Segrammar School and Helsingo School for free by the Royal Art Theatre. It lasted for five years. 1828, promoted to the University of Copenhagen. I haven't had a job since graduation, and I mainly rely on the manuscript fee to make a living. 1838, he won a writer's prize-an unofficial allowance from the state for 200 yuan every year.
Andersen's works:
1, impromptu poet
One of the six novels by the great Danish writer Andersen, published in 1835, has been translated into English, German, Russian, French, Sweden, Czech and other languages and retranslated many times.
2. "Otto"
This novel is autobiographical and one of three autobiographies written by Andersen. It reflects the social unrest during the rise of capitalism, impacts the pattern of old relations, and provides the possibility for people to change their destiny.
3. Lucky beauty
One of the masterpieces of the famous Danish writer Andersen. The story is winding and touching, and the fate of the characters is gripping. The protagonist of the story, Belle, lives in a poor family. His father is a storekeeper and his mother is a laundryman. Belle is also studying in a shabby private school.
But through tenacious struggle and firm perseverance, Belle successfully realized her dream of becoming a singer. Finally, he died happily in the joy of victory!
4. Little match girl
A famous fairy tale by Andersen, a famous Danish fairy tale writer, was published in 1846. This paper mainly tells the story of a little match girl who froze to death in the street on New Year's Eve when the rich family was beaming and drinking. The little girl died with a smile on her lips, which was in sharp contrast with her real life of hunger and cold through the beautiful fantasy of lighting matches.
5.ugly duckling
The fairy tales created by Danish writer Andersen were first published in 1843. This book describes a swan egg that broke its shell in a flock of ducks. Because of its strange appearance, it was despised by peers, and it took great pains to grow into a white swan.
Andersen's literary achievements;
Andersen is a master of literature in Feisheng's world. He created a unique style of "Andersen's fairy tales" with the narrative mode of children's perspective, which formed his own creative style and had a positive impact on the development of world literature.
At the same time, Andersen is not only a fairy tale writer, but also wrote poems, novels, plays and travel notes, many of which are famous. Andersen's fairy tales have an inestimable influence on the development of children's literature in the world.
His fairy tales are loved by readers all over the world. This success was mainly due to the fact that his works showed a spirit of democracy and humanitarianism, which had certain positive significance at that time, because its opposite was the cruelty of feudalism and the ruthless exploitation of the emerging bourgeoisie, thus expressing people's thoughts and feelings to a certain extent.
On the other hand, Andersen is very creative in language style and a great realist in the content of his works. These two combinations make his works shine brilliantly in children's literature and open up a new road.
In order to commemorate Andersen's outstanding contribution in the field of fairy tales, the International Children's Reading Alliance (IBBY) established the International Andersen Award on 1956. It is awarded to children's book writers and illustrators every two years to reward and thank them for writing a good book, My Fairy Tale Life. The award is sponsored by Danish Queen Margrethe II and named after the fairy tale master Andersen.
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