The Emperor's New Clothes

Title

en_US The Emperor's New Clothes

Description

Hans Christian Andersen

Creator

en_US Andersen, Hans Christian See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Castellano

Date

2020-01-23T17:39:25Z

2019-02

en_US 1983

Date Available

2020-01-23T17:39:25Z

Date Issued

en_US 1983

Abstract

en_US Copyrights belong to both Ed. G. Malipiero, Bologna (1967) and Ottenheimer Publishers (1983). The artist seems to be signing each piece "Castellano." This is a 16-page large format (7¾" x 11") two-staple pamphlet with heavy cardstock covers and inside paper the consistency of old comic books. The booklet cost $1.29 in 1983. In this version, the Emperor declares himself ready to pay anything for the finest clothes ever made, so that he can wear them at an upcoming festival. All the tailors in the land come to offer their best, but he is not satisfied with any of them. Shortly before the festival, the court jester brings two unknown tailors before the Emperor. Their claim: only wise people who worked well would be able to see the clothes. To fools the clothes would be invisible. In this version, the Emperor comes with ministers and his daughters to inspect the clothes while they are being tailored. The Emperor is wearing full-body underwear for the "naked" scenes, starting with the mirror scene repeated on both covers. As the feast begins, the jester and swindlers run away, "never to be seen in the kingdom again." The boy shouts "The Emperor is wearing his underwear! He has no new clothes!" The Emperor now understands that clothes are not the most important things in the world. His vanity has cost him all his treasure of gold and jewels. There is a typo one page after the midpoint where a comma comes before "this" instead of after.

Identifier

en_US 11910 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/125615

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc.

en_US Baltimore, MD

Subject

en_US Ovr. PZ8.A542Emps 1983 See all items with this value

Emperor See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value