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Tag Archives: Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Mermaid and exclusion
OGOM and the appeal of the mermaid Mermaids (and other fabulous marine creatures such as sirens and selkies) have long been favourite topics with us at OGOM. Three’s something appealing about their ambiguous positioning between human and animal, aquatic and … Continue reading
CFPs: Hans Andersen, fairy tales, The Vampire Diaries
Despite everything, research goes on and there are some calls for submissions here that have come to our attention. 1. The Swan’s Egg: A Student Journal of Hans Christian Andersen Studies. Deadline: 15 January 2021 The editors of The Swan’s Egg invite … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Articles
Tagged Fairy tales, Fantasy, Gothic, Hans Christian Andersen, SF, speculative fiction, The Vampire Diaries, TV, Vampires
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Every Time a Bell Rings an Angel Gets His Wings
I’ve written on Hans Andersen for my forthcoming book on shadow play and despite the discourse of suffering and redemption, the stories are full of imagination and sensibility, and are always heart-wrenchingly empathic. Many of the tales have a dark … Continue reading
Posted in OGOM Research, Reviews
Tagged Hans Christian Andersen, It's A Wonderful Life, Scrooge, The Little Match Girl
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Fairy Tales and Medieval Latin Literature
There’s a new book from the University of Michigan Press by Jan M. Ziolkowski, Fairy Tales from Before Fairy Tales: The Medieval Latin Past of Wonderful Lies which traces the connections between the classic tales of Grimm, Andersen, and so on, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles
Tagged Fairy tales, Grimms, Hans Christian Andersen, Latin literature, medieval literature, orality
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Fairy Tale Films
Some interesting recommendations here of ten fairy tale films that are not so mainstream. I’ve seen five of these, and am intrigued by the rest. Adaptations of Grimm, Perrault, and Andersen appear, of course, but also tales from the Arabian … Continue reading
Posted in Resources
Tagged adaptation, Angela Carter, Arabian Nights, Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, fairy tale, Film, Folklore, Hans Christian Andersen, mermaids, Russian folklore, selkies, Wolves
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M.O. Grenby, ‘Fantasy and fairytale in children’s literature ‘
‘Professor M O Grenby explores the relationship between fantasy and morality in 18th- and 19th-century children’s literature.’ This is another excellent article by Prof. Grenby of Newcastle University, from the BL website (whose collection of articles is a very useful … Continue reading
Posted in Books and Articles, Critical thoughts, Resources
Tagged adaptation, Alan Garner, C S Lewis, Charles Perrault, Children's literature, education, Fairy tales, Fantasy, Genre, Grimm brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, Intertextuality, John Locke, Lewis Carroll, Peter Pan, Philip Pullman, The Arabian Nights, YA Fiction
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