Anderseniana

Anderseniana is a Danish annual publication (årsskrift) dedicated to the life and works of the fairy-tale author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first issued in 1933 as the result of a collaboration between H.C. Andersens Hus (the Hans Christian Andersen House) and the H.C. Andersen-Samfundet (the Hans Christian Andersen Society). The museum handled the editorial work while the society acted as publisher; in 1955 the museum also took on the role of publisher, and since then the journal has additionally served as the museum's yearbook. Today it is published by Museum Odense. The journal has appeared every year since its founding, making it one of the longest-running periodicals in its field. Over nearly a century it has established itself as a significant force in Hans Christian Andersen scholarship, publishing articles that range from personal-historical studies to literary analyses of Andersen's authorship, as well as previously unpublished manuscripts by Andersen himself. Among the notable materials it has brought to print are Andersen's rejected 1830 essay for the University of Copenhagen, his unfinished youthful works, travel accounts, rejected fairy-tale manuscripts and plays. It has also published extensive correspondence, including the letters with his childhood friend Henriette Hanck in Odense (1941–1946), and letters to and from his mother, Christian Voigt, Louise Collin, Jenny Lind and Holsteinborg. Anderseniana is sold as a single volume for 180 DKK and can be purchased by contacting Museum Odense. The 2025 edition, for example, runs to 128 pages (ISBN 978-87-90464-41-7) and was published with support from the Danish Arts Foundation (Statens Kunstfond). It contains articles by Jakob Kousgaard Mikkelsen, Klaus Müller-Wille, Bruno Berni, John Irons and Jacob Bøggild, covering topics such as the surroundings of the duck yard, modernity and "The Ice Virgin" in relation to Jens Baggesen's Parthenäis, a forgotten Italian translation of Andersen from 1926–1930, translating Andersen into English, and a comparison of Andersen and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The journal is edited by senior researcher Ejnar Stig Askgaard at H.C. Andersens Hus and associate professor Jacob Bøggild at the H.C. Andersen Centre / University of Southern Denmark (SDU). Through the years it has been edited by the museum director as well as by Helge Topsøe-Jensen, chief librarian at the University Library of Copenhagen, who was largely responsible for publishing the correspondence between Andersen and, among others, the Collin family and Henriette Wulff, as well as the poet's diaries. Anderseniana occupies a central role in Hans Christian Andersen research.

Anderseniana began publication in 1933 as a collaboration between H.C. Andersens Hus (the Hans Christian Andersen House) and the H.C. Andersen-Samfundet (the Hans Christian Andersen Society). The museum was responsible for the editorial work, while the society served as publisher. In 1955 the museum also assumed the role of publisher, and since then the publication has additionally functioned as the museum's yearbook. It has been issued every year since its founding. Over the decades the journal has been edited by the museum director and by Helge Topsøe-Jensen, chief librarian at the University Library of Copenhagen, who was largely responsible for publishing the correspondence between Andersen and, among others, the Collin family and Henriette Wulff, as well as the poet's diaries. The journal has played a central role in Hans Christian Andersen research. Anderseniana has published previously unprinted manuscripts, such as Andersen's rejected 1830 essay for the University of Copenhagen, his unfinished youthful works, travel accounts, rejected fairy-tale manuscripts and plays. It has also published extensive correspondence, including the letters with his childhood friend in Odense, Henriette Hanck, in Anderseniana 1941–1946. Other significant correspondences, such as letters to and from his mother, Christian Voigt, Louise Collin, Jenny Lind and Holsteinborg, have also been published. In addition, Anderseniana covers personal-historical, bibliographical, historical and literary studies. Today the journal is published by Museum Odense. It is edited by senior researcher Ejnar Stig Askgaard at H.C. Andersens Hus and associate professor Jacob Bøggild at the H.C. Andersen Centre / SDU. The 2025 edition, for example, runs to 128 pages (ISBN 978-87-90464-41-7) and was published with support from Statens Kunstfond. Single volumes are sold for 180 DKK and can be purchased by contacting Museum Odense.

• 2025

  Anderseniana 2025 published (128 pages, ISBN 978-87-90464-41-7) with support from Statens Kunstfond.

• 1955

  The museum also takes on the role of publisher; the journal additionally becomes the museum's yearbook.

• 1941

  Publication of the correspondence with Henriette Hanck begins (through 1946).

• 1933

  First issue of Anderseniana published as a collaboration between H.C. Andersens Hus and H.C. Andersen-Samfundet.

A long-running scholarly annual and museum yearbook that serves as a central publication in Hans Christian Andersen research.

• Anderseniana annual volume

  Annual scholarly journal on H.C. Andersen's life and works, sold for 180 DKK per issue.

• Anderseniana 2025

  128 pages, ISBN 978-87-90464-41-7, with articles by Jakob Kousgaard Mikkelsen, Klaus Müller-Wille, Bruno Berni, John Irons and Jacob Bøggild.

• Anderseniana 2024

  128 pages, ISBN 978-87-90267-71-1.

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2. 2Anderseniana (Wikidata)wikidata.org
3. 3Anderseniana (Swedish Wikipedia)sv.wikipedia.org