The author of Andersen's Fairy Tales is Andersen of Denmark.
Andersen's Fairy Tales consists of 166 stories. Love and hate should be clearly defined, and the working people should be warmly praised, praising their kindness and pure excellent moral character; Ruthlessly expose and criticize the stupidity, incompetence, greed and cruelty of princes and nobles. Among them, the famous stories are: Little Mermaid, Ugly Duckling, Little Match Girl, Thumbelina and so on.
Extended information:
1. Creation background:
In the era of Andersen, Denmark was still a monarchy society, and social life was rarely touched since the Middle Ages. After entering the 19th century, a series of major historical changes have taken place, such as the waste of national strength caused by the Napoleonic War, the failure on the Norwegian issue, the economic recession in the 192s, the king's position from royalism to dictatorship, and the middle class's prudence and compromise, all of which made the society basically in a state of political oppression and cultural ignorance.
In Andersen's works, we also feel the gray and depression of this era everywhere. Andersen created fairy tales as a modern expression, and he used the "children" perspective of fairy tales to see through the complex life of modern people. Andersen made fairy tales transcend the legendary imagination of folk literature and become a distinctive individual writing and modern skill exploration.
2. Theme of the work:
Andersen's fairy tales have a wide range of themes. Among his many fairy tales, tragic stories account for a considerable amount, from the Daughter of the Sea in the middle of his creation to the Story Told by Old Johnny in his later creation, tragedies are everywhere. These works end with the disillusionment of people's hope for an ideal life and beauty, the failure of people's spiritual pursuit, the trampling of beautiful hearts, and the persecution or slavery of kind workers. In these works, beautiful and valuable things were destroyed.
However, in all kinds of tragic lives written by the author, readers feel that this great writer has printed a soft, meaningful and elegant color on the tragic life and painful soul with beautiful colors. Tragedy is unusual in Andersen's world. Whether it's The Daughter of the Sea, a little mermaid who devoted herself to her ideal, or Mother's Story, a mother who gave up her children's real life because of her noble maternal love, it's a great success for those who are in trouble.
Andersen pinned his hopes on the laborers who yearned for a better life and love but were eventually swallowed up by the dark society, and those who were unfaithful to love (such as Little Match Girl, Dream under the Willow, Picture Book without Painting, Third Night, She is a Waste, Old Johnny's Story, Ibu and Little Christine). This feeling is long in his works.