The Brothers Grimm and Folktale
Author: James M. McGlathery
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252061918
Category: Fiction
Page: 258
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Language: en
Pages: 258
Pages: 258
"Some of the best folklore and Grimm scholars from Europe and the U.S. combined to give an excellent overview of the scholarly research and current critical thought regarding Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm and their hugely popular Grimm's Fairy Tales. . . . The book is directed to the general educated
Language: en
Pages: 377
Pages: 377
Kamenetsky analyzes the Grimms' (Jacob, 1785-1863; Wilhelm, 1786-1859) folktale collection from various theoretical and critical perspectives, including linguistics, anthropology, history, sociology, psychology, feminism, and comparative literature. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Language: en
Pages: 568
Pages: 568
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
Language: en
Pages: 192
Pages: 192
Thirty-one folk and fairy tales collected by the Grimm brothers including "Rapunzel," "Snow White," "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," and "Hansel and Gretel."
Language: en
Pages: 880
Pages: 880
The stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have become part of the way children—and adults—learn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hänsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of the more than
