Undine - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham - Fouqu, Friedrich De La Motte
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This early German romance tells the tragic tale of a young water spirit, Undine, who marries a knight in an attempt to gain a soul. Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's fairy tale novella is the sad tale of a water nymph who so desperately desires a soul, she is willing to go to any lengths to obtain one. The 1811 story was a large influence on Hans Christian Andersen's later tale, The Little Mermaid. This edition of Undine is completed with beautiful and heart-breaking illustrations by Arthur Rackham, both in black and white and in full colour.

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This early German romance tells the tragic tale of a young water spirit, Undine, who marries a knight in an attempt to gain a soul. Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's fairy tale novella is the sad tale of a water nymph who so desperately desires a soul, she is willing to go to any lengths to obtain one. The 1811 story was a large influence on Hans Christian Andersen's later tale, The Little Mermaid. This edition of Undine is completed with beautiful and heart-breaking illustrations by Arthur Rackham, both in black and white and in full colour.
Autorenporträt
Friedrich De La Motte Fouqu (1777-1843) was a German Romantic writer. Amongst many popular plays, novels, and epics, he authored the tragic fairy tale novella 'Undine' (1811). The story was highly influential and inspired Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid' (1837). He was also the first modern German to dramatize the Nibelung legend in 1808.