Simon Roy Hughes, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe
Description
This original translation of Asbjørnsen & Moe’s folktales and legends includes:
- Explanations of historical context
- Literary comments and analyses
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- Illustrations of the folktales and legends
The third of three volumes that together encompass every folktale and legend published by the Norwegian collectors Peter Christen Asbjørnsen & Jørgen Moe between 1838 and 1876, illuminated and annotated by the collectors and the editor. Comprehensively illustrated by Theodor Kittelsen, Erik Werenskiold, Otto Sinding, Johan Fredrik Eckersberg, Eilif Petersen, August Schneider, Hans Gude, Adolph Tidemand, R. Calmander, and others. This is the first time the entire collection appears in English.
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