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[Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm] Î The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition è Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition A Grand First Edition Heidi Anne Heiner If you love Grimms and aren't very fluent in German, this is a book to get excited about. Even if you are fluent, it's pretty exciting, too.Over the years, one of the top questions I've received as SurLaLune is: "Where are the dark, gritty fairy tales I hear about?" Well. Grimms' Tales as they were meant to be read For the first time one is able to read the original editions of the famous tales of the Brothers Grimm in English in an excellent translation b
| Title | : | The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.26 (843 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691173222 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 568 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-15 |
| Language | : | English |
Morrison, Independent"Beguiling collections that are both a showcase of the enduring fascination with tales of the marvelous and strange and a celebration of those scholars who continue to research the realm of folklore. They unearth gems, and further our understanding of the stories and storytellers' place in the cultural history of their respective countries and, more broadly, in the universal human need to tell and listen to stories. Andrea Dezsö's illustrations--black-and-white, woodcut-like silhouettes--add the right note of eerie timelessness to these wondrous, wondrously strange yarns."--Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer"These unexpurgated Grimms' stories are really for older readers who want to delve into the strange stuff that is German folk tales. One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015One of The Independent's Best Books of 2014
Indeed, this is what makes the tales from the 1812 and 1815 editions unique--they reflect diverse voices, rooted in oral traditions, that are absent from the Grimms' later, more embellished collections of tales. From "The Frog King" to "The Golden Key," wondrous worlds unfold--heroes and heroines are rewarded, weaker animals triumph over the strong, and simple bumpkins prove themselves not so simple after all. For the very first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions. When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. These narrative gems, newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book, are accompanied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezsö. Yet few people today are familiar with the major
. He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. Jack Zipes is the translator of The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Bantam), the editor of The Great Fairy Tale Tradition (Norton), and the author of Grimm Legacies (Princeton). Andrea Dezsö is a visual artist who exhibits in museums and galleries worldwide and is associate professor of art at Hampshire College
A Grand First Edition Heidi Anne Heiner If you love Grimms and aren't very fluent in German, this is a book to get excited about. Even if you are fluent, it's pretty exciting, too.Over the years, one of the top questions I've received as SurLaLune is: "Where are the dark, gritty fairy tales I hear about?" Well. Grimms' Tales as they were meant to be read For the first time one is able to read the original editions of the famous tales of the Brothers Grimm in English in an excellent translation by Jack Zipes. Published originally in two volumes in 1812 and 1815, they represent the "raw material" (and it is often raw) that. Oliver Loo said Two hundred years of nothing and now two new translations of the same book(s) published within weeks of each other! Fantastic!. Two hundred years of nothing and now two new translations of the same book(s) published within weeks of each other! Fantastic!Now people have not only the opportunity to read the tales as they were originally published, they also have the choice of reading two different
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