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Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was a Danish author best known for his fairy tales, including "The Emperor’s New Clothes," "The Little Mermaid," and "The Ugly Duckling." He was also a prolific writer of novels, plays, travel books, and poetry.
Frank Hugus has taught Scandinavian and German at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 1970 and has translated three novels by the Danish author Hans Scherfig in addition to dozens of short stories by contemporary Danish writers. He has published scholarly articles on Hans Christian Andersen’s novels and plays.
List of contents
Contents
Introduction
Frank Hugus
The Improvisatore
Part I
I
My Earliest Surroundings
II
The Visit to the Catacombs ¿ I Become a Choir Boy ¿ The Pretty Little Angel ¿ The Improvisatore
III
The Flower Festival in Genzano
IV
Uncle Peppo ¿ A night in the Colosseum ¿ My Departure
V
The Campagna
VI
My Visit to Palazzo Borghese ¿ The Story of My Childhood Ends
VII
Life at School ¿ Habbas Dahdah ¿ La Divina Commedia ¿ The Senator’s Nephew
VIII
A Pleasant and an Unpleasant Encounter ¿ The Little Abbess ¿ The Old Jew
IX
The Jewish Girl
X
One Year Later ¿ The Roman Carnival ¿ The Soprano
XI
Bernardo as Deus ex Machina ¿ La Prova di un Opera Seria ¿ My First Improvisation The Last Day of the Carnival
XII
Lent Allegri’s Miserere in the Sistine Chapel A Visit to Bernardo ¿ Annunziata
XIII
The Picture Gallery ¿ A More Accurate Explanation ¿ The Easter Celebration ¿ The Turning Point of My Fate
XIV
The Farmers of Rocca del Papa ¿ The Den of Thieves ¿ The Goddess of My Fate
Part II
I
The Pontine Marshes ¿ Terracina ¿ An Old Acquaintance ¿ The Birthplace of Fra Diavolo ¿ The Orange Garden near Mola di Gaeta ¿ The Neapolitan Signora ¿ Naples
II
Pain and Consolation ¿ A Closer Acquaintanceship with the Signora ¿ The Professor ¿ The Letter ¿ Did I Understand Her?
III
A Walk through Herculaneum and Pompeii ¿ An Evening on Vesuvius
IV
An Unexpected Encounter ¿ My Performance at Teatro San Carlo
V
Santa ¿ The Eruption ¿ Old Relationships
VI
The Journey to Paestum ¿ The Greek Temples ¿ The Blind Girl
VII
The Adventure in Amalfi ¿ The Blue Grotto in Capri
VIII
The Trip Home
IX
My Education ¿ The Little Abbess
X
Old Domenica ¿ The Discovery ¿ An Evening in Nepi ¿ Terni ¿ The Sea-farer’s Song ¿ Venice
XI
The Storm ¿ A Soirée at the Home of My Banker ¿ The Podesta’s Niece
XII
The Soprano
XIII
Poggio ¿ Annunziata ¿ Maria
XIV
Verona’s Distinctive Features ¿ The Cathedral of Milan ¿ A Meeting at Napoleon’s Triumphal Arch ¿ Dream and Reality ¿ The Blue Grotto
About the author
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was a Danish author best known for his fairy tales, including “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “The Ugly Duckling.” He was also a prolific writer of novels, plays, travel books, and poetry.
Frank Hugus has taught Scandinavian and German at the University of Massachusetts Amherst since 1970 and has translated three novels by the Danish author Hans Scherfig in addition to dozens of short stories by contemporary Danish writers. He has published scholarly articles on Hans Christian Andersen’s novels and plays.
