Andrew Lang : writer, folklorist, democratic intellect

Andrew Lang : writer, folklorist, democratic intellect / John Sloan.

Andrew Lang was a Scottish critic, poet, novelist, folklorist, and compiler of fairy stories for young people. This biography tells the story of his life and wider achievements, providing a fascinating portrait of a man who lived one of the most productive lives in literature, challenged specialism,...

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Main Author: Sloan, John (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Lang, Andrew, > 1844-1912
1800-1899
Critics > Scotland > Biography.
Authors, Scottish > 19th century > Biography.
Folklorists > Scotland > Biography.
Authors, Scottish
Critics
Folklorists
Biography & non-fiction prose.
Biography.
Scotland
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. A Curious Boy
  • 2. Looking South
  • 3. Under Jowett's Wing
  • 4. 'Young Oxford'
  • 5. The New 'Pen'
  • 6. Holding Course
  • 7. Captaining 'The Ship'
  • 8. A Double Existence
  • 9. Turning Historian
  • 10. Unexpected Honours
  • 11. The Last Cast
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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