The Essential Grimm's Fairy Tales contains the best-loved bedtime stories for children worldwide that have been enjoyed for the better part of two centuries. Originally collected by the Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, these German linguists and cultural researchers gathered legendary folklore and aimed to share the stories exactly as they heard them. This volume features all of your favorite tales, including "Hansel and Gretel," "Cinderella," "The Frog Prince," "Rapunzel," "Snow White," and "Rumpelstiltskin." This elegantly designed clothbound edition features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Lori Campbell.
Like Ellis, Rölleke studied the Grimms' editing history, which suggested that the tales came not from peasants via oral ... A New History (2009) and Valerie Paradiz's Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales (2005), ...
This volume collects fifty-nine of the enduring tales from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
These stories are a delight to read and will rekindle up many childhood memories as they are reread. Presented here in this edition is the faithful translation of Margaret Hunt.
Find the original stories of Disney s Tiana, Rapunzel and Cinderella in this atmospheric collection.
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 ...
She presents new interpretations of the powerful stories in this book. Few studies have been written in English on these tales, and none has probed their allegedly happy endings so thoroughly."--BOOK JACKET.
The tales themselves have been put to many uses.
"The essays address the reception of the Grimms' texts by their readers; the dynamics between Grimms' collection and its earliest audiences; and aspects of the literary, philosophical, creative, and oral reception of the tales, illuminating ...
The famous fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm - stories like Snow White , Red Riding Hood , and Rumplestiltskin - are know to millions of people around the world and are deeply embedded in the collective psyche.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales