Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.[1]
Andrew Lang | |
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 Andrew Lang | |
| Born | 31 March 1844 Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland |
| Died | 20 July 1912 (aged 68) Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Occupation | Writer (poet, novelist), Literary critic, Anthropologist |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Period | 19th century |
| Genre | Children's Literature |
More reading
- Roger Lancelyn Green (1946) Andrew Lang: A critical biography with a short-title bibliography.
- Antonius P. L. de Cocq (1968) Andrew Lang: A nineteenth century anthropologist (Diss. Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands). Tilburg: Zwijsen.
References
- "LANG, Andrew". Who's Who. 59: 1016. 1907.
Other websites
Media related to Andrew Lang at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by Andrew Lang at Internet Archive
- Andrew Lang Fairy Tale Books
- Index to the fairy tales in the Andrew Lang Fairy Tale Books
- A Monk of Fife Complete Book Online
- Custom and Myth Archived 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine - full text HTML of original work.
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