Presents new translations of forty fairy tale classics in a volume that includes previously omitted tales and is complemented by hundreds of annotations that explore the historical origins, cultural complexities, and psychological effects of the stories.
Maria Tatar’s engaging preface provides readers with the historical and cultural context to understand what these stories meant and their contemporary resonance.
The popular story of the three pigs bears a close resemblance to the Grimms ' “ The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids , " although that story takes a different cautionary turn by presenting the kids as falling prey to a wolf by failing to ...
Grimm's Fairy Tales brings together many of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's best-known and fantastic works, including "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Snow White and Rose Red".
The collection is commonly known in the Anglosphere as Grimm's Fairy Tales. It includes the well Knowned tales of Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, The Golden Goose, Rumpelstiltskin and many other amazing fairy tales
This first edition contained 86 stories, and by the seventh edition in 1857, it had 210 unique fairy tales.
This beautifully illustrated volume contains fifteen of the captivating tales collected by the brothers Grimm. Within are stories of enchanted castles, deep, dark forests and a host of extraordinary characters for you to share and enjoy.
Taming the beast : Bluebeard and other monsters -- Epilogue : getting even -- Appendixes -- A. Six fairy tales from the Nursery and household tales, with commentary -- B. Selected tales from the first edition of the Nursery and household ...
Maria Tatar’s engaging preface provides readers with the historical and cultural context to understand what these stories meant and their contemporary resonance.
Thirty-one folk and fairy tales collected by the Grimm brothers including "Rapunzel," "Snow White," "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," and "Hansel and Gretel."
A collection of nineteen of the darkest stories from the Grimm collection of German fairy tales, containing elements that have frequently been removed in other versions.