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From: binawill_at_aol.com <binawill>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:12:22 -0400
FYI--Bina Williams
The following appeared on the ex libris rare book librarians listserv.
"Hidden But Not Forgotten": The Legacy of Hans Christian Andersen in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries", 10 November 2005 at the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
In honor of the bicentenary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth, the Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) will host an academic conference assessing Andersen's impact as the creator of some of the greatest literary fairy tales ever produced. Andersen's reputation remains undiminished; but he as been unaccountably neglected by scholars outside his native Denmark since World War II. Despite a resurgence of interest in the fairy tale as a genre, Andersen's works have inspired surprisingly little criticism in comparison to those of Madame d'Aulnoy and the conteuses, Perrault, or Grimm. The Cotsen-sponsored program will take a major step toward redressing this apparent critical imbalance by welcoming a roster of international scholars to examine the nature of Andersen's legacy in the twentieth century. The speakers will explore those aspects of his style and imagination which are not immediately associated as hallmarks of his art, but which have had an undeniable impact on modern revisioning of fantasy and of the literary fairy tale--such as his colloquialism or satiric impulse. An integral part of the program will be the presentation of Andersen's works, and their interpretations by film-makers and graphic artists.
Speakers include: Julia Briggs (De Montfort University), Hans-Heino Ewers
(Institut f?r Jugendbuchforschung at the Johann Woflgang Goethe University), Diana Crone Frank (ABC News), Jeffrey Crone Frank (The New Yorker), Johan de Mylius (Hans Christian Andersen Center at the University of Southern Denmark), Tina Nunnally (University of Washington), Naomi Wood (Kansas State University), Jane Yolen (noted author and storyteller) and Jack Zipes
(University of Minnesota).
In addition to academic papers, the program will also include screenings of films based on Andersen's works and live professional storytelling. There will also be an associated exhibition entitled "Wonderful Stories for Pictures: Hans Christian Andersen and His Illustrators" that will feature the works of many different artists who have interpreted Andersen's works. Some of the artists whose work the exhibition will highlight include W. Heath Robinson, Edward Ardizzone, Tomi Ungerer, Hans Tegner, Edmund duLac, Arne Ungerman, Karl Lagerfeld, and Mikhail Magaril, to name just a few. The exhibition will be mounted in Firestone Library's Milberg Gallery and will be open to the general public between 9 October 2005-& March 2006.
Although the conference program has not yet been finalized, those who wish to learn more about the speakers and the topics they will address should visit the conference webpage:
http://ccl.princeton.edu/Research/e396/hc_andersen.html.
Any enquiries about the conference or requests to be added to the conference mailing list should be directed to Eric J. Johnson (ejohnson at princeton.edu).
Received on Fri 29 Jul 2005 02:12:22 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:12:22 -0400
FYI--Bina Williams
The following appeared on the ex libris rare book librarians listserv.
"Hidden But Not Forgotten": The Legacy of Hans Christian Andersen in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries", 10 November 2005 at the Cotsen Children's Library, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
In honor of the bicentenary of Hans Christian Andersen's birth, the Cotsen Children's Library at Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) will host an academic conference assessing Andersen's impact as the creator of some of the greatest literary fairy tales ever produced. Andersen's reputation remains undiminished; but he as been unaccountably neglected by scholars outside his native Denmark since World War II. Despite a resurgence of interest in the fairy tale as a genre, Andersen's works have inspired surprisingly little criticism in comparison to those of Madame d'Aulnoy and the conteuses, Perrault, or Grimm. The Cotsen-sponsored program will take a major step toward redressing this apparent critical imbalance by welcoming a roster of international scholars to examine the nature of Andersen's legacy in the twentieth century. The speakers will explore those aspects of his style and imagination which are not immediately associated as hallmarks of his art, but which have had an undeniable impact on modern revisioning of fantasy and of the literary fairy tale--such as his colloquialism or satiric impulse. An integral part of the program will be the presentation of Andersen's works, and their interpretations by film-makers and graphic artists.
Speakers include: Julia Briggs (De Montfort University), Hans-Heino Ewers
(Institut f?r Jugendbuchforschung at the Johann Woflgang Goethe University), Diana Crone Frank (ABC News), Jeffrey Crone Frank (The New Yorker), Johan de Mylius (Hans Christian Andersen Center at the University of Southern Denmark), Tina Nunnally (University of Washington), Naomi Wood (Kansas State University), Jane Yolen (noted author and storyteller) and Jack Zipes
(University of Minnesota).
In addition to academic papers, the program will also include screenings of films based on Andersen's works and live professional storytelling. There will also be an associated exhibition entitled "Wonderful Stories for Pictures: Hans Christian Andersen and His Illustrators" that will feature the works of many different artists who have interpreted Andersen's works. Some of the artists whose work the exhibition will highlight include W. Heath Robinson, Edward Ardizzone, Tomi Ungerer, Hans Tegner, Edmund duLac, Arne Ungerman, Karl Lagerfeld, and Mikhail Magaril, to name just a few. The exhibition will be mounted in Firestone Library's Milberg Gallery and will be open to the general public between 9 October 2005-& March 2006.
Although the conference program has not yet been finalized, those who wish to learn more about the speakers and the topics they will address should visit the conference webpage:
http://ccl.princeton.edu/Research/e396/hc_andersen.html.
Any enquiries about the conference or requests to be added to the conference mailing list should be directed to Eric J. Johnson (ejohnson at princeton.edu).
Received on Fri 29 Jul 2005 02:12:22 PM CDT
