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Published in English. 1972. Pages. 395. ISBN. 2-07-010627-6. The Erl-King ( French: Le Roi des aulnes) is a 1970 novel by the French writer Michel Tournier. It is also known as The Ogre. It tells the story of a man who recruits children to be Nazis in the belief that he is protecting them.
" Erlkönig " is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking, a king of the fairies. It was originally written by Goethe as part of a 1782 Singspiel, Die Fischerin . "Erlkönig" has been called Goethe's "most famous ballad". [1] .
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Monument to Goethe's "Erlkönig" in Jena at the place where the rider in the poem supposedly met the Erlkönig. In European folklore and myth, the Erlking is a sinister elf who lingers in the woods. He stalks children who stay in the woods for too long, and kills them by a single touch.
by Angela Carter. Buy Study Guide. The Bloody Chamber Summary and Analysis of "The Erl-King" Summary. The heroine, who speaks directly to the audience, tells the story of "The Erl King." The scene opens on the late October forest, which has an air impending death.
Dec 5, 2013 · Michel Tournier. Atlantic Books, Dec 5, 2013 - Fiction - 336 pages. An international bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt, The Erl-King is a magisterial tale of innocence, perversion and...
In the story, a young girl wanders into a wood where a mysterious man of the forest seduces her; in his dwelling are cages containing birds which were once other young girls whom he has imprisoned with him in the forest. ‘The Erl-King’: plot summary.
This was the first book that brought the lyrical and iconoclastic British writer’s fiction to the attention of people in the United States. Controversial for its gender politics as well as its ornately descriptive writing style, the collection garnered mixed reviews.
