Lucky Hans and other Merz fairy tales / Kurt Schwitters ; translated and introduced by Jack Zipes ; illustrated by Irvine Peacock.

Author/creator Schwitters, Kurt
Other author Zipes, Jack, 1937-
Other author Peacock, Irvine.
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton : Princeton University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxiii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Uniform titleWorks. Selections. English. 2009
SeriesOddly modern fairy tales
Oddly modern fairy tales. ^A1010905
Contents Tales written in German: The Swineherd and the great, illustrious writer -- Lucky Hans -- Happiness -- The little clock spirit and the lovers -- The proud young woman -- An olde fairy tale -- The scarecrow -- He -- Fish and man -- The squinting doll -- Three suitcases -- Fairy tale -- A king without people -- The story about the good man -- Happy country -- The story about the rabbit -- The three wishes -- The ugly young woman: a fairy tale -- The two brothers -- The fish and the ship's propeller -- Transformations -- He who is mentally retarded -- Hans and Grete: a fairy tale about children who live in the woods -- The fairy tale about happiness -- Normal insanity -- What is happiness -- The man with the glass nose -- Once upon a time there was a tiny mouse -- Tales written in English: The flat and the round painter -- London: a fairy tale -- The flying fish -- Twopenny novel about an ugly girl.
General noteTranslation of selections from: Der glückliche Hans and Merz.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 233-235) and index.
LCCN 2008024836
ISBN9780691139678 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0691139679 (hardcover : alk. paper)