Andrew Lang : writer, folklorist, democratic intellect / John Sloan. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sloan, John, 1948- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critics--Scotland--Biography.

Critics.

Authors, Scottish--19th century--Biography.

Authors, Scottish.

Folklorists--Scotland--Biography.

Folklorists.

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912.

Lang, Andrew.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (307 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

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, and sought to make knowledge available to all.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface

Contents

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

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.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 21, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Sloan, John Andrew Lang

ISBN:

0-19-195780-1

0-19-269235-6

0-19-269236-4

OCLC:

1381713291