...Denmark, Norway, Austria, the anniversaries of artistic and literary icons have become major occasion for public celebrations, some for mere cultural purposes, some with commercial gains in mind, and some with both. Hans Christian Andersen's 2005 bicentenary celebration was no exception. There was a birthday bash at Parken in Copenhagen with thirty-eight thousand guests and six hundred performing artists, including international stars like Tina Turner and Jean-Michel Jarre. There were scholarly conferences, public readings of Andersen's fairy tales, a ballet at the Royal Theater, and many other celebrations in every corner of Denmark. However, the really exciting thing is that after all the fanfare and hoopla have faded away, we are able to enjoy the lasting effects of the Andersen bicentenary--in this particular case, a new translation of some of Andersen's most celebrated fairy tales and stories as well as a number of lesser-known stories.

Diana Crone Frank and Jeffrey Frank, respectively a linguist working for ABC News and a senior editor at the New Yorker, have selected twenty-two tales that span the scope of...

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