The Flying Trunk
Vilhelm Pedersen illustration | |
Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
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Original title | Den flyvende Kuffert |
Language | Danish |
Series | Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection. Second Booklet (Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling. Andet Hefte) |
Genre | Literary fairy tale |
Publisher | C.A. Reitzel |
Publication date | 19 October 1839 |
Publication place | Denmark |
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"The Flying Trunk" (Danish: Den flyvende Kuffert) is a literary fairy tale by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen about a young man who has a flying trunk that carries him to Turkey where he visits the Sultan's daughter. The tale was first published 1839.
Plot summary
A young man squanders his inheritance until he has nothing left but a few shillings, a pair of slippers, and an old dressing-gown. A friend sends him a trunk with directions to pack up and be off. Having nothing to pack, he gets into the trunk himself. The trunk is enchanted and carries him to the land of the Turks. He uses the trunk to visit the sultan's daughter, who is kept in a tower because of a prophecy that her marriage would be unhappy.
Analysis
English poet Julia Pardoe, on her introduction to The Thousand and One Days, a compilation of Middle Eastern folktales, remarked that its tale The Story of the Princess Schirine was "the groundwork" of Andersen's tale.[1]
Adaptations
- In 2014, a musical theatre adaptation of "The Flying Trunk" by Bobby Sample (book, lyrics, and music), with music by Josh Hontz, Katie Sample, and Connor Sample, debuted at Spotlight Youth Theatre of Glendale, Arizona.[2] This adaptation won the 2014 National Youth Arts Award for Outstanding New Musical.[3]
See also
- List of works by Hans Christian Andersen
- Vilhelm Pedersen, first illustrator of Andersen's fairy tales
References
- ^ Pardoe, Julia. The Thousand and One Days: A Companion to the "Arabian Nights". London: William Lay. 1857. p. vii (footnote nr. 1).
- ^ "Spotlight Youth Theatre: The Flying Trunk". Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
- ^ "National Youth Arts - ArtsDig - Resource for youth arts". www.nationalyouththeatre.com.
External links
- "The Flying Trunk" Jean Hersholt's English translation
- Den flyvende Kuffert Original Danish text
- Original manuscript Odense City Museum
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- Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. (1835–1837)
- Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection (1838–1841)
- New Fairy Tales. First Volume (1843–1845)
- "The Angel" (1843)
- "Blockhead Hans" (1855)
- "The Elf Mound" (1845)
- "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1837)
- "The Fir-Tree" (1844)
- "The Flying Trunk" (1839)
- "The Galoshes of Fortune" (1838)
- "The Garden of Paradise" (1839)
- "The Goblin and the Grocer" (1852)
- "Golden Treasure" (1865)
- "The Ice-Maiden" (1861)
- "Little Claus and Big Claus" (1835)
- "The Little Match Girl" (1845)
- "The Little Mermaid" (1837)
- "The Most Incredible Thing" (1870)
- "The Nightingale" (1843)
- "Ole Lukoie" (1841)
- "The Princess and the Pea" (1835)
- "The Red Shoes" (1845)
- "The Shadow" (1847)
- "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" (1845)
- "The Snow Queen" (1844)
- "The Snowman" (1861)
- "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (1838)
- "The Story of a Mother" (1847)
- "The Sweethearts; or, The Top and the Ball" (1843)
- "The Swineherd" (1841)
- "The Tallow Candle" (1820s)
- "The Teapot" (1863)
- "Thumbelina" (1835)
- "The Tinderbox" (1835)
- "The Travelling Companion" (1835)
- "The Ugly Duckling" (1843)
- "What the Old Man Does is Always Right" (1861)
- "The Wicked Prince" (1840)
- "The Wild Swans" (1838)
- The Improvisatore (1835)
- O.T (1836)
- The Two Baronesses (1848)
- Little Kirsten (1846)
- When the Spaniards Were Here (1865)
- Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå
- Danmark, mit fædreland
- Hist hvor vejen slår en bugt
- Christine's Picture Book (art book)
Andersen's life and works
- Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
- The Daydreamer (1966)
- The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968)
- Andersen Monogatari (1971)
- The Fairytaler (2002–2003)
- Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2003 miniseries)
- Young Andersen (2005 serial)