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Grimm's Fairy Tales by Becky Thomas
ISBN: 9781616415013
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
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Grimm's Tales for Young and Old by Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm K. Grimm; Ralph Manheim (Translator)
Call Number: PT921 .G62 1977
ISBN: 9780385110051
Publication Date: 1983-09-01
Print book
The Brothers Grimm and Their Critics: Folktales And The Quest For Meaning by Christa Kamenetsky
Call Number: MSSU Main Collection PD63 .K36 1992
ISBN: 0821410202
Publication Date: 1993-10-01
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm; Jack David Zipes (Edited and Translated by); Andrea Dezso (Illustrator) The original vision of Grimms' tales in English for the first time 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. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style. 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. These narrative gems, newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book, are accompanied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezsö. 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. Esteemed fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes offers accessible translations that retain the spare description and engaging storytelling style of the originals. 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. Zipes's introduction gives important historical context, and the book includes the Grimms' prefaces and notes. A delight to read, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm presents these peerless stories to a whole new generation of readers.
ISBN: 9780691160597
Publication Date: 2014-10-19