The Wild Swans (Adaptation)
Content:
The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen 
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Illustrator:
Susan Jeffers
Amy Ehrlich
Publication:
1981 by The Dial Press
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fiction, Picture Books
Pages:
32
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From the very first page, when eleven princes are changed by an evil spell into wild swans, to the chilling climax—when their sister, Elise, is taken to the stake to be burned as a witch—readers will be held spellbound by the imaginative power of Han Christian Andersen's The Wild Swans.
Now Susan Jeffers has created flowing, elegant paintings that vividly capture the mystery, drama, and excitement of this classic work and evoke the elements of suffering and love that are at its center.
Amy Ehrlich's text is a fluent adaptation of Andersen's original fairy tale. And Susan Jeffers's remarkably beautiful paintings will make adults remember why they loved The Wild Swans when they were young and recreate its meaning for a new generation of children.
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Susan Jeffers
1942 - 2020American
Susan Jeffers is one of only a few illustrators who have been on the adult New York Times bestseller list. She has won the ABBY from the Americ... See more
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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