Le assurde avventure del Barone di Münchausen hanno intrattenuto adulti e bambini per oltre due secoli. Pubblicati per la prima volta in Inghilterra nel 1785, i suoi racconti di viaggio divennero presto noti quanto quelli dei suoi quasi contemporanei, Gulliver e Robinson Crusoe, ma sono molto più divertenti. Il vero Barone di Münchausen era un aristocratico tedesco la cui brillante carriera militare e le esperienze sportive fornirono ampio materiale per i racconti del dopocena per i quali divenne famoso. Uno degli ospiti alla tavola del Barone era Rudolf Erich Raspe, bibliotecario, scienziato e scrittore, che in seguito, in difficoltà economiche a Londra, sfruttò a proprio vantaggio la sorprendente storia di vita del Barone. Il Barone immaginario di Raspe adotta lo stesso tono di esagerazione noncurante apparentemente caratteristico dell'originale mentre racconta di come ha rivoltato un lupo in Russia, cavalcato una palla di cannone turca, danzato una cornamusa nello stomaco di un grosso pesce che lo aveva ingoiato vivo, riparato il suo cavallo che era stato tagliato in due da una saracinesca, dato una mano al suo amico generale Elliot durante l'assedio di Gibilterra intrufolandosi nell'accampamento nemico e distruggendo tutti i loro cannoni, e persino visitato la luna, due volte. Più assurdo è l'argomento, più serio e impassibile è il modo di fare del narratore. Sebbene molti artisti siano stati ispirati dalle fantastiche avventure del Barone, le illustrazioni di Gustave Doré (1862) sono di gran lunga le migliori.
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The only available hardcover edition of the fantastical story of the semi-mythical folk hero Baron Munchausen, who has delighted generations of readers all over the world. With a full-cloth, quality hardcover binding, a silk ribbon marker, and gorgeous illustrations by Gustave Dore.
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Hardback. Condizione: New. Baron Munchausen's absurd adventures have entertained adults and children alike for more than two centuries. First published in England in 1785, his traveller's tales soon became as well known as those of his near contemporaries, Gulliver and Robinson Crusoe - but are a great deal funnier! The real Baron Münchhausen was a German aristocrat whose colourful military career and sporting experiences provided ample material for the after-dinner stories for which he became notorious. One of the guests at the Baron's table was Rudolf Erich Raspe, librarian, scientist and writer, who later, hard-up in London, turned the Baron's astonishing life-story to good account. Raspe's fictional Baron adopts the same tone of nonchalant exaggeration apparently characteristic of the original as he tells how he turned a wolf inside out in Russia, rode on a Turkish cannon ball, danced a hornpipe in the stomach of large fish which had swallowed him alive, mended his horse which had been severed in two by a portcullis, lent his friend General Elliot a hand at the siege of Gibraltar by nipping into the enemy camp and destroying all their cannon, and even visited the moon - twice. The more preposterous the subject, the more earnest and deadpan the narrator's manner. Though many artists have been inspired by the Baron's fantastic escapades, Gustave Doré's illustrations (1862) are by far the best. Codice articolo LU-9781857155181
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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. The only available hardcover edition of the fantastical story of the semi-mythical folk hero Baron Munchausen, who has delighted generations of readers all over the world. With a full-cloth, quality hardcover binding, a silk ribbon marker, and gorgeous illustrations by Gustave Dore.Baron Munchausen's absurd adventures have entertained adults and children alike for more than two centuries. First published in England in 1785, his traveller's tales soon became as well known as those of his near contemporaries, Gulliver and Robinson Crusoe - but are a great deal funnier! The real Baron M nchhausen was a German aristocrat whose colourful military career and sporting experiences provided ample material for the after-dinner stories for which he became notorious. One of the guests at the Baron's table was Rudolf Erich Raspe, librarian, scientist and writer, who later, hard-up in London, turned the Baron's astonishing life-story to good account. Raspe's fictional Baron adopts the same tone of nonchalant exaggeration apparently characteristic of the original as he tells how he turned a wolf inside out in Russia, rode on a Turkish cannon ball, danced a hornpipe in the stomach of large fish which had swallowed him alive, mended his horse which had been severed in two by a portcullis, lent his friend General Elliot a hand at the siege of Gibraltar by nipping into the enemy camp and destroying all their cannon, and even visited the moon - twice. The more preposterous the subject, the more earnest and deadpan the narrator's manner. Though many artists have been inspired by the Baron's fantastic escapades, Gustave Dore's illustrations (1862) are by far the best Features Baron Munchausen's absurd adventures. This book tells how he turned a wolf inside out in Russia, rode on a Turkish cannon ball, danced a hornpipe in the stomach of large fish which had swallowed him alive, mended his horse which had been severed in two by a portcullis, and lent his friend General Elliot a hand at the siege of Gibraltar. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781857155181
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Condizione: New. 2012. Hardcover. Features Baron Munchausen's absurd adventures. This book tells how he turned a wolf inside out in Russia, rode on a Turkish cannon ball, danced a hornpipe in the stomach of large fish which had swallowed him alive, mended his horse which had been severed in two by a portcullis, and lent his friend General Elliot a hand at the siege of Gibraltar. Num Pages: 192 pages, YES. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400. . . . . . Codice articolo V9781857155181
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Condizione: New. 2012. Hardcover. Features Baron Munchausen's absurd adventures. This book tells how he turned a wolf inside out in Russia, rode on a Turkish cannon ball, danced a hornpipe in the stomach of large fish which had swallowed him alive, mended his horse which had been severed in two by a portcullis, and lent his friend General Elliot a hand at the siege of Gibraltar. Num Pages: 192 pages, YES. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Codice articolo V9781857155181
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