The Work of Hans Christian Andersen: More Than Just Fairy Tales

Eitelgeorge and Anderson profiles Hans Christian Andersen, a writer. Upon reviewing his literary works, the two have found representative tales that portray all ten motifs or subgenres of modern fantasy. These include Literary Fairy Tales that have stereotyped main characters and follow patterns of traditional folklore, and Animal Fantasy that have main characters that are anthropomorphic animals, possessing human speech, as well as the ability to think and express human emotions.