Hans Christian Andersen

Jack Zipes is Professor of German at the University of Minnesota. An acclaimed translator and scholar of children's literature and culture, his most recent books include Beautiful Angiola and The Robber with the Witch'sHead, both published by Routledge.

'This work is recommended for larger academic libraries and those with Germanic or Scandinavian studies departments.' -Martha Stephenson, University of Wisconsin Library, Library Journal Reviews'Fans of Andersen and any who would study his works would do well to include Jack Zipes’ Hans Christian Andersen: The Misunderstood Storyteller.' - Scandinavian Studies

• Chapter 1 In Pursuit of Fame: An Introduction to the Life and Works of Hans Christian Andersen; Chapter 2 The Discourse of the Dominated; Chapter 3 The Discourse of Rage and Revenge: Controlling Children; Chapter 4 The Cinematic Appropriation of Andersen’s Heritage: Trivialization and Innovation;