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The Copenhagen Airport also has a replica of the mermaid along with a statue of Andersen. Some statues similar to The Little Mermaid are in Sicily. The first it placed in 1962 on the seafront in Giardini Naxos, and measures about four meters high over a fountain. [29] A second always portraying a mermaid Post on a depth of sea about 18 meters.
The Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's popular story "The Little Mermaid" (the basis of the Disney animated film) inspired the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, which has been deemed not only a popular tourist attraction but also a symbol of the country itself.
"The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", [1] is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story follows the journey of a young mermaid princess who is willing to give up ...
The Little Mermaid statue. The role of the Little Mermaid gave her the most unexpected glory. The ballet The Little Mermaid, based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy-tale and set to music by Fini Henriques, was staged by the choreographer Hans Beck (1861–1952) in 1909 with the Royal Danish Ballet. [4]
Hans Christian Andersen (/ ˈ æ n d ər s ən / AN-dər-sən; Danish: [ˈhænˀs ˈkʰʁestjæn ˈɑnɐsn̩] ⓘ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author.Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales.
Overjoyed by the news, Hans asks that his credit be changed from "Hans, the cobbler" to "Hans Christian Andersen" and runs down the street singing his full name with pride. That evening, when the ballet company returns, Doro tells Hans that they have created a ballet based on his story The Little Mermaid , which Hans believes is a sign of her ...
Later writers developed the undine into a water nymph in its own right, and it continues to live in modern literature and art through such adaptations as Danish Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 "The Little Mermaid" and the 1811 novella Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué.
Hans Christian Andersen was influenced by the portrayal of souls in Undine while writing "The Little Mermaid". In one of his letters he stated, "I have not, like de la Motte Fouqué in Undine, allowed the mermaid's acquiring of an immortal soul to depend upon an alien creature, upon the love of a human being. I'm sure that's wrong!