Der glückliche Prinz und andere Märchen: Illustrierte Ausgabe: Die Nachtigall und die Rose + Der selbstsüchtige Riese + Der ergebene Freund + Die vorn

By Oscar Wilde

Book Overview

Der gl ckliche Prinz und andere M rchen ist eine im Jahre 1888 erschienene Sammlung von Kunstm rchen des irischen Schriftstellers Oscar Wilde. Wildes erste M rchensammlung war zugleich sein erstes Prosawerk. Inhalt: - Der gl ckliche Prinz ist das Titelm rchen und erz hlt von einer sehr kostbaren, mit Gold und Edelsteinen verzierten Denkmalfigur. Diese ist vom Elend der Stadt so ger hrt, dass sie eine Schwalbe bittet, ihre Reicht mer unter den armen Menschen zu verteilen. - Die Nachtigall und die Rose handelt von einem Studenten, der f r seine Angebetete die sch nstm gliche Rose sucht und eine Nachtigall findet, die f r ihn die Rose mit ihrem Herzblut erbl hen l sst. Als der Student jedoch von der Liebe entt uscht wird, wirft er die Rose achtlos fort. - Der selbsts chtige Riese handelt von einem Riesen, der aus Selbstsucht allen Kindern verbietet, seinen Garten zu betreten. Gottes Zorn ber die Tat des Riesen l sst im Garten einen ewigen Winter herrschen, bis einen Tages ein paar Kinder in den Garten schl pfen und diesen und des Riesen Herz erbl hen lassen. Ein Kind hat Wundmale an H nden und F en. - Der ergebene Freund ist die Geschichte des hilfsbereiten Hans, der sich f r den selbsts chtigen M ller sogar nachts ins Moor begibt. - Die vornehme Rakete erz hlt von einem selbstverliebten Feuerwerksk rper, der zur Demonstration seiner Sensibilit t in Tr nen ausbricht, dabei aber so nass wird, dass er nicht mehr z ndet und schlie lich weggeworfen wird. - Der junge K nig - Der Geburtstag der Infantin - Der Fischer und seine Seele - Das Sternenkind

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8027316529
• ISBN13: 9788027316526
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: E-Artnow
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 1 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 6

Customer Reviews

Beautiful piece of literature!

I am a big fan of Oscar Wilde, and this just proves even more how wonderful a writer he is. These stories are for the young and the old. You will laugh and cry. Wilde writes them in such simplicity that they are absolutely wonderful. I personally cried at the end of the story "The Happy Prince" and came very close to doing so for a good number of the other ones. Don't just think that these are sappy kiddy stories though because there is also a great deal of Wilde wit and sarcasm in them. You can't help but smile and laugh. This is really one of those books to share with your friends.

There is always some salvation

In these tales, most of them being sad and even very sad, Oscar Wilde looks for a way to save one's soul in front of the misery of the world. Anyone in society who lives in the upper classes does not necessarily see the ugliness and suffering of the world when one looks at the lower classes. But in these tales the Happy Prince, or the Selfish Giant, or any other character will manage to get salvation out of their upper class blindness, by opening their eyes to misery and suffering and by doing what they can to repair these pains and evils because they will realise they have to feel responsible for the world, because they are more powerful and could easily impose their selfish rule. But the giant will discover nature, if not God, punishes him for his selfishness. The nightingale will try to redeem a young student by giving him a red rose in a season when read roses do not bloom. And yet the student will not get the love he wants because he is nothing but a non-entity for the girl he would like to be loved by. There is also a very sad note in A Devoted Friend and how friendship can become a mask for selfishness, a nice appearance for an ugly and egoistic attitude. Those tales are sad and at the same time they convey a moral full of hope. All is not lost if the Happy Prince can give away his happiness for those who suffer, even if later the powerful of his society will reject him when he does not look happy and beautiful any moreDr Jacques COULARDEAU, University of Perpignan

THE HAPPY PRINCE

THIS BOOK CONTAINS MANY STORIES BUT THE BEST IS THE HAPPY PRINCE.ILIKED IT BECAUSE IT'S OF A PRINCE WHO SACRIFICES EVERYTHING TO THE POOR PEOPLE. I THING EVERY CHILD SHOULD READ AND ENJOY THIS BOOK! THANKS

The best!

This is the best book I've ever read.It is great for children as well as for grown ups,who shouldn't forget that they were children once too.

wonderfully fanciful

I remember this book from my childhood. I had my parents read each story to me over and over. When I learned how to read I read this book until the pages fell out. In short it is a great book that encourages youthful imaginations. And, it makes for great bedtime stories. A real classic. I bought it for my children.