Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.[1]
Andrew Lang | |
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 Andrew Lang | |
| Born | 31 March 1844 Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland |
| Died | 20 July 1912 (aged 68) Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Occupation | Writer (poet, novelist), Literary critic, Anthropologist |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Period | 19th century |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
More reading
- Roger Lancelyn Green (1946) Andrew Lang: A critical biography with a short-title bibliography.
- Antonius P. L. de Cocq (1968) Andrew Lang: A nineteenth century anthropologist (Diss. Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands). Tilburg: Zwijsen.
Andrew Lang Media
"Rumpelstiltskin", by Henry Justice Ford from Lang's Fairy Tales
Portrait of Andrew Lang
Blue plaque, 1 Marloes Road, Kensington, London
The prince thanking the Water Fairy, image from The Princess Nobody (1884), illustrated by Richard Doyle, engraved and coloured by Edmund Evans
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Longman Green & co., London 1898
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References
- ↑ "LANG, Andrew". Who's Who. 59: 1016. 1907.
Other websites
Media related to Andrew Lang at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by Andrew Lang at Internet Archive
- Andrew Lang Fairy Tale Books
- Index to the fairy tales in the Andrew Lang Fairy Tale Books
- A Monk of Fife Complete Book Online
- Custom and Myth Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine - full text HTML of original work.