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The Selected Writings of Andrew Lang (Hardcover)
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The Selected Writings of Andrew Lang (Hardcover)
Series: The Pickering Masters
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A novelist, poet, literary critic and anthropologist, Andrew Lang
is best known for his publications on folklore, mythology and
religion; many have grown up with the 'colour' Fairy Books which he
compiled between 1889 and 1910. This three volume set presents a
selection of his work in these areas. The first volume covers the
general and theoretical aspects of Lang's work on folklore,
mythology and anthropology along with the tools and concepts which
he used in his often combative contributions to these inter-related
disciplines. As a companion to the first volume, the second is
comprised of various case studies made by Lang, ranging from 'The
Aryan Races of Peru' and 'The Folk-lore of France' to 'Irish
Fairies' and 'The Ballads, Scottish and English'. The third volume
arranges his literary criticism, first by geo-cultural context and
then chronologically. It begins with Lang's views on the nature and
purpose of fiction, then presents samples of his work on some of
the most important authors in the respective canons of French,
American, Scottish and English literature including Victor Hugo,
Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Burns and Charles Dickens among many
others, mainly of the nineteenth century. Collectively, the General
Introduction to the set and the Introductions to the individual
volumes offer a thorough overview of Lang's work in an astonishing
variety of fields, including his translation work on Homer and his
contributions to historiography (particularly Scottish). The
Introduction to Volume III sets Lang within the context of the
literature of his times, comparing and contrasting him with
significant contemporaries. Headnotes to the individual items are
of varying length and provide more detail on specific topics, and
explanatory notes supply unique intellectual comment rather than
merely factual information.
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