Chapter 57 lovely fairy tale writer andersen

lovely fairy tale writer andersen Although we don't have a Chinese translation of Andersen's complete fairy tales, some of his most popular fairy tales are There are already translations of his fairy tales, so we are very familiar with his fairy tales and love them very much.I People like Andersen's fairy tales, not only because his fairy tales are well written, but also because of the time in his fairy tales I often refer to our China and tell the children that this is a beautiful myth far away in the East. In this country, although there is a terrible emperor who likes to kill people, there are also beautiful princesses and lovely princesses at the same time.

Love's singing nightingale.According to legend, there is such a story, in Andersen's hometown Odense, There is a small river in the city, which has now become a park to commemorate Andersen. It is said that Andersen lived in When he was young, his family was very poor, and his mother would come to this small river to wash clothes for others every day. Sheng also came with his mother, sitting by the river, fascinated by the trees and the swans and ducks on the river, He often imagined that if he dug down from this river, down to the other corner of the earth, You can reach the Eastern Hemisphere and reach China.Andersen likes to travel the most, he has traveled abroad many times in his life

Traveled all over the world, all the way to Turkey.It's a pity that the traffic was not convenient at that time, he had never been to the East, he If he had the opportunity to see our China with his own eyes, what a joy it would be for him. Hans Christian Andersen, the world's greatest fairy tale writer, his life, It is almost like some fairy tales written by himself, some encounters make people cry for him, some These encounters make people clap their hands for him.He is a Dane, born on April 2, 1805 A poor family in Odense.This small city has now been blessed by this lovely author.

home, became world famous. Andersen's father was a cobbler, and he supported his family by this small craft with little income. Therefore, life is extremely poor.Andersen didn't like excitement since he was a child, but liked quietness and contemplation. I would rather hide and play alone than play with other children.for His family was poor, and he was never well-educated when he was young.Fortunately, although my father is a small craftsman, But he has read books, and he also likes literature and drama. He loves this child very much. When he is free, he reads stories and Plays for him, and make him all kinds of small toys and puppets, so that they come on a small stage

Play for fun.This kind of family education suits the personality of this fantasy-loving child and helps him Develop an instinct for music and drama.Andersen's father was also an expert in paper-cut art, and he also Passed this skill on to his children. Unfortunately, Andersen's father, who had been down and out all his life, was depressed and abandoned him in 1812. He joined the army and wanted to find an opportunity to improve his life. Unfortunately, he contracted a disease because of this. He died in six years and only lived to be thirty-five years old.Two years later, Andersen's mother remarried, and later

His father is also a shoemaker, and Andersen has lost the warmth of his family since then, and the family's expectations of him and his His own wishes were too far apart.The family hoped that he would learn a craft to make a living, while Andersen hoped that Wishing to be a singer and dramatist, so in the autumn of 1819, the fourteen-year-old Andersen, This lonely, silent, precocious and eccentric child resolutely left his hometown and family and set up a film. Mail coach, to the capital city of Copenhagen to realize his dream.He had only a few letters of introduction and With so little travel expenses, he decided to become an opera singer.

Arriving in Copenhagen, needless to say, Andersen's plan hit a wall first, because the opera house The person in charge believes that he has neither singing talent nor acting talent, and he is not good-looking, nor Not suitable for stage life.Later, although some enthusiastic people helped, this aspiring Interesting young people have the opportunity to pursue further studies, and even write poems and plays by themselves in the future. He even wrote novels and achieved considerable success, but this made him have to change his original Sincerely, he gave up his desire to be a musician and dramatist. Of course he himself was very unhappy, but from another

On the one hand, it is really the great fortune of the world, and also his own great fortune, because in this way, That has brought us one of the greatest fairy-tale writers. Before Andersen wrote fairy tales, he had written several novels and plays. It was also quite successful at the time.But who reads his novels and plays today?just As his friend Auersdi, after reading one of his novels and some fairy tales, put it well to him: "This novel of yours may make you famous, but the stories you tell children will make you famous." Immortal". At that time Andersen totally disagreed with this friend, now we can know

How right he was. It's hard to believe that it is read today by countless men, women and children all over the world. These fairy tales of Andersen were just his careless creations at the time, and they were his deliberate experiences. A spare by-product of camp screenplays and novels.He himself once said that in the literary garden, he cultivated What is planted are towering trees, not small flowers and grasses.He compares his scripts and novels to big trees, These fairy tales written by accidental letters are likened to small flowers and grasses.Unexpectedly, he won the prize in the Literary Garden

It is these flowers and plants that have the immortal status, which is something that he himself did not expect. Hans Christian Andersen's collection of fairy tales, first published in 1835, the works in this collection include Including the famous "Tinder Box" and "The Real Princess".In the second year (1836) and A second volume was published, and a third in 1837.The Mermaid as it is known today "Girl" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" both meet the world for the first time in this episode.these three Collecting fairy tales has established Andersen's immortal position in the world literary world.They didn't sell much at first,

And very slowly, but after a year or two, his name and these fairy tales have become popular in Denmark itself. Became a household name.Today in Andersen's hometown Odense, the collection in his memorial hall There are more than 60 versions in more than 60 languages. The son of the cobbler, in fact, can proud of it. A small part of Andersen's fairy tales are based on inherent folklore, and most of them are his own. own creation.This is where he differs greatly from the fairy tales of Brother Grimm in Germany.his child words, often directly adopting the tone of telling stories to children, such as his famous narrative about China The story of the emperor and the night camp is said at the beginning: "In China, as you already know, the emperor is Chinese, and his Everything left and right is also Chinese..." His narration is so innocent that the children are delighted when they hear it, and the Some have very subtle irony (such as "The Emperor's New Clothes"), so adults also feel that Li With relish. Andersen's fame and popularity in the second half of his life coincided with his poverty and poverty in his youth. Hitting the wall everywhere has become an interesting contrast.Traveling is his favorite thing to do and has traveled around the European continent several times. At a time when railroads were just beginning to develop, he was the most ardent supporter of this new means of transportation.he Having been to England twice, Diggens was very fascinated by his fairy tales, and the two formed a deep friendship. After 1848, Andersen devoted all his energy to writing fairy tales, because He saw at last that this was the work to which he was most worthy of devotion. In 1867, his hometown Odense, in order to pay homage to him, specially chose him as honor honorary citizen.So this poor boy who left his hometown alone more than 40 years ago is now living in The whole city was decorated with lights, and all the residents below the mayor lined up to welcome them back.Andersen At this time, it can be said that it is the return of clothes and brocades.His certificate of honorary citizenship is still with some of his The relics are on display at the Hans Christian Andersen Memorial Museum in Odense.This small city, because The birth of such a great writer has become known all over the world. Andersen died on August 4, 1875.So far in the sea of ​​Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark Bin, there is a bronze statue of a mermaid, which commemorates him, because it is based on his article "Man Designed for the fairy tale "Fish Girl".This bronze statue has become a famous item in Denmark. I do not know how many tourists visit it every year. The guests and admirers of Andersen came here specially to pay their respects.