In Powder and Crinoline

In Powder and Crinoline
Author: Arthur Quiller-Couch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 163
Release:
Genre: Fairy tales
ISBN:

The genius of the young artist who has illustrated this book may be left to speak for itself, as it assuredly will: but I would say a word about the title, which is also of his invention. When Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton told me that Mr. Kay Nielsen wished to employ his pencil upon a volume of Fairy Tales, to be called In Powder and Crinoline, I answered that the title and the notion it conveyed were, in my opinion, capital; that no-one with forty-one volumes of the Cabinet des Fées on his shelves (to name that collection alone) ought to find any difficulty with Powder save the pleasant difficulty of choosing; but that if anyone knew where to find in the age of Crinoline a stock of such tales as we wanted I should be obliged by the information. There was no doubt they ought to exist, but I doubted very much if they did. -- Preface.

Twelve Dancing Princesses

Twelve Dancing Princesses
Author:
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1974-03-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780253201737

Alfred David and Mary Elizabeth Meek have compiled a collection of fairy tales that ranges from the Grimm brothers' inimitable recreations of archetypal folktales to the modern prose charm of James Thurber's Many Moons. The appeal of the stories is wide and varied: the refined intelligence of Perrault, the wondrous imagination of Andersen, the descriptive power of Ruskin, the bittersweet melancholy of Wilde. These are but a few of the artists represented in this remarkably inclusive selection of works from Germany, Russia, France, Scandinavia, England, and America. Many are in new translations in the modern idiom and all testify eloquently to the unceasing vitality of this literary genre.

The Arthur Rackham Treasury

The Arthur Rackham Treasury
Author: Arthur Rackham
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2005-08-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486446859

A stunning treasury of 86 full-page plates span the famed English artist's career, from Rip Van Winkle (1905) to masterworks such as Undine, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Wind in the Willows (1939).

The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Fairy Tales

The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Fairy Tales
Author: Arthur Quiller-Couch
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-09-19
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1606600257

Presents illustrated versions of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" and six other, less well-known fairy tales from France and other sources.

A Dictionary of Fairies

A Dictionary of Fairies
Author: Katharine Mary Briggs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2003
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9780415291576

This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm - Illustrated by Kay Nielsen

Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm - Illustrated by Kay Nielsen
Author: Brothers Grimm
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473384222

The Brothers Grimm are perhaps the best known folklorists of all time. This collection of the Brothers Grimm Stories brings together some of their best known and loved tales, such as: ‘Hansel and Gretel’, ‘The Valiant Little Tailor’, ‘Rapunzel’, ‘Rumpelstiltskin’ and ‘The Golden Goose’. The Brothers Grimm (or Die Brüder Grimm), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors – who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the nineteenth century. The popularity of their collected tales has endured well; they have been translated into more than 100 languages, and remain in print in the present day. Hansel and Gretel and other Brothers Grimm Stories is accompanied by the dazzling colour and black and white illustrations of Kay Nielsen (1886 – 1957). Nielsen was a Danish artist belonging to the golden age of illustration. He was influenced by Japanese art and the Swedish folklore – becoming a crucial participant in the Art Nouveaux movement. His art is characterised by long, swooping lines, open spaces and a certain macabre, yet ephemeral quality. Presented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine and elucidate the Brothers Grimm’s masterful storytelling.

Nielsen's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color

Nielsen's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color
Author: Kay Nielsen
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2013-08-16
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486317862

Enchanting images from Nielsen's illustrations for the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, and Nordic fables from East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon. 59 illustrations.

The Green Knight

The Green Knight
Author: Vera Chapman
Publisher: Pollinger in Print
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2007-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1905665318

A magical glimpse into the legendary age of Arthurian chivalry. Meet a daring damosel from the Golden Age, a brave, fearless woman of whom stories were told and legends woven. Vivian is the fifteen year old grand-niece of the Lady Morgan le Fay, whose tale is inextricably linked with that of Sir Gawain le Jeune, the nephew of that great Gawain, one of King Arthur's most stalwart Knights. Knightly chivalry is beset by Dark Age barbarity in this richly woven tapestry of heroes and heroines, monsters and saints, temptresses and magicians.

They Drew As they Pleased

They Drew As they Pleased
Author: Didier Ghez
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781452137445

The 1940s ushered in an era of musical experimentation and innovation at the Walt Disney Studios. Artists from all over the world flocked to California to be part of the magic, and their groundbreaking styles influenced such classics as Dumbo and Bambi as well as shaped the masterpieces that followed such as Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. For this volume, author Didier Ghez has unearthed hundreds of enchanting images—from early sketches to polished concepts for iconic features—by five exceptional artists who shaped the style of the Studio's animation during this period of unbridled creativity. With evocative descriptions and excerpts from the artists' journals and autobiographies, this magnificent collection offers a rare look at the visionaries who breathed life into some of the most beloved films of our time. Copyright ©2016 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved