Hans Christian Anderson Flashcards
Hans Christian Anderson was one of the world’s greatest makers of ___________ __________…
Fairy Tales
Where was he born?
earthy Danish culture
He was immensely ___________
ambitious
When did he begin writing?
When romanticism was in lit. and art all over
What did his father do?
shoemaker
Who was the person who told him the fairy tales?
His father
What was Anderson the exact prototype of?
The Ugly Duckling
Who was Anderson’s greatest success with?
young and grown-up romantics who liked his fairy tails
How many fairy tales and short stories did Anderson write?
168
What kind of night was it when the Princess showed up at the castle?
A fearful night (thundered, lightened and poured)
How many mattresses were piled on top of the pea?
20
How many feather beds were piled on top of the mattresses?
20
What did the princess say when she woke up?
That she felt like she had been lying on something very hard and her whole body was black and blue.
What happened to the pea?
Unless it was stolen, it was put in a museum
What did the swindlers claim to be?
Weavers who could weave the most beautiful fabric imaginable
