East of the sun and west of the moon old tales from the North /
"The fifteen tales in this reprint are replications of those that appeared in the original 1914 East of the sun and west of the moon with minor corrections and updates. Thirteen come from the first English translation of the Norwegian tales, Popular tales from the Norse from 1859 by Sir George...
| Uniform Title: | Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne. English |
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| Main Author: | Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, |
| Other Authors: | Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen, 1813-1882,, Daniel, Noel,, Nielsen, Kay Rasmus, 1886-1957,, Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896, |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Norwegian |
| Published: |
Köln, Germany :
Taschen,
[2015]
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| Physical Description: |
167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Preface : the origins of Norway's famous folktales / Noel Daniel
- Kay Nielsen's life and work : artist, designer, innovator / Kendra Daniel
- As books become art, an artist rises to the top / Colin White
- The tales. East of the sun and west of the moon ; The blue belt ; Prince Lindworm ; The lassie and her godmother ; The husband who was to mind the house ; The lad who went to the north wind ; The three princesses of Whiteland ; Soria Moria Castle ; The giant who had no heart in his body ; The princess on the glass hill ; The widow's son ; The three billy goats gruff ; The three princesses in the blue mountain ; The cat on the dovrefell ; One's own children are always prettiest / collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe.