A House of Pomegranates
Original book cover of A House of Pomegranate published in 1891
AuthorOscar Wilde
Publication date
January 1, 1888
Illustration of the witch from "The Fisherman and his Soul"

A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales written by Oscar Wilde published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888). Wilde once said that this collection was "intended neither for the British child nor the British public."[1]

The stories included in this collection are as follows:

  • The Young King
  • The Birthday of the Infanta
  • The Fisherman and his Soul
  • The Star-Child

Influences

Wilde's fairy tales were heavily influenced by the Brothers Grimm as well as Hans Christian Andersen.[2] Furthermore, some authors such as Anne Markey claim that A House of Pomegranates was influenced by Irish folktales.[3] Christian imagery and aestheticism are also predominant throughout the collection particularly in "The Young King" where they are heavily blended in a manner evocative of Marius the Epicurean.[4] Walter Pater was also a heavy influence on Wilde.[4]

Contents

The Young King

The Birthday of the Infanta

Adaptations

The Fisherman and his Soul

The Star-Child

Dedicated to Miss Margot Tennant (Mrs. Asquith)

Adaptations

A short clay animation film based on "The Star Child" was produced in 1994. Two films based on "The Star-Child" were produced in the Soviet Union:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "THE ENCYCLOPEDAEDIA BRITANNICA". Encyclopædia Britannica (14th ed.). 1929.
  2. ↑ "Wilde, Oscar (1854–1900) | The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales - Credo Reference". search.credoreference.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Markey, Anne (2014). Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales : Origins and Contexts. Portland, OR: Irish Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-7165-3280-4. OCLC 895661189.
  4. 1 2 Nassaar, Christopher (Spring 2002). "Wilde's The Happy Prince and Other Tales and A House of Pomegranates". The Explicator. 60 (3): 142–145. doi:10.1080/00144940209597688. S2CID 162375102 – via ProQuest.
  5. ↑ Skazka o zvezdnom malchike at the Internet Movie Database
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