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D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths

作者 Ingri D'Aulaire ; Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
出版社 Ingram International Inc
商品描述 D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths:,TheCaldecottmedal-winningd'AulairesonceagaincaptivatetheiryoungaudiencewiththisbeautifullyillustratedintroductiontoNorselegen

內容簡介

內容簡介 The Caldecott medal-winning d'Aulaires once again captivate their young audience with this beautifully illustrated introduction to Norse legends, telling stories of Odin the All-father, Thor the Thunder-god and the theft of his hammer, Loki the mischievous god of the Jotun Race, and Ragnarokk, the destiny of the gods. Children meet Bragi, the god of poetry, and the famous Valkyrie maidens, among other gods, goddesses, heroes, and giants. Illustrations throughout depict the wondrous other world of Norse folklore and its fantastical Northern landscape.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Ingri Mortenson and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire met at art school in Munich in 1921. Edgar's father was a noted Italian portrait painter, his mother a Parisian. Ingri, the youngest of five children, traced her lineage back to the Viking kings. The couple married in Norway, then moved to Paris. As Bohemian artists, they often talked about emigrating to America. "The enormous continent with all its possibilities and grandeur caught our imagination," Edgar later recalled. A small payment from a bus accident provided the means. Edgar sailed alone to New York where he earned enough by illustrating books to buy passage for his wife. Once there, Ingri painted portraits and hosted modest dinner parties. The head librarian of the New York Public Library's juvenile department attended one of those. Why, she asked, didn't they create picture books for children? The d'Aulaires published their first children's book in 1931. Next came three books steeped in the Scandinavian folklore of Ingri's childhood. Then the couple turned their talents to the history of their new country. The result was a series of beautifully illustrated books about American heroes, one of which, Abraham Lincoln, won the d'Aulaires the American Library Association's Caldecott Medal. Finally they turned to the realm of myths. The d'Aulaires worked as a team on both art and text throughout their joint career. Originally, they used stone lithography for their illustrations. A single four-color illustration required four slabs of Bavarian limestone that weighed up to two hundred pounds apiece. The technique gave their illustrations an uncanny hand-drawn vibrancy. When, in the early 1960s, this process became too expensive, the d'Aulaires switched to acetate sheets which closely approximated the texture of lithographic stone. In their nearly five-decade career, the d'Aulaires received high critical acclaim for their distinguished contributions to children's literature. They were working on a new book when Ingri died in 1980 at the age of seventy-five. Edgar continued working until he died in 1985 at the age of eighty-six. Michael Chabon is the author of several books, including The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Klay, The Yiddish Policeman's Union, Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son and, most recently, Telegraph Avenue.

商品規格

書名 / D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths
作者 / Ingri D'Aulaire ; Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
簡介 / D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths:,TheCaldecottmedal-winningd'AulairesonceagaincaptivatetheiryoungaudiencewiththisbeautifullyillustratedintroductiontoNorselegen
出版社 / Ingram International Inc
ISBN13 / 9781681377889
ISBN10 /
EAN / 9781681377889
誠品26碼 /
重量(g) / 367.4
尺寸 / 30.2X21.8X1.8CM
裝訂 / P:平裝
頁數 / 160
語言 / 3:英文
級別 / N:無

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