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 ...
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
"53 stories from The Brothers Grimm"--
All of the two hundred ten tales are newly rendered by the highly acclaimed translator who retains the rhythms and vitality of the oral forms in which the Brothers Grimm first recorded them.
A book containing all the fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, this also includes the illustrations from the original storybooks.
The tales themselves have been put to many uses.
The tale of 'Cinderella' is told wherever stories are still read aloud and everyone is familiar with 'Rapunzel' and 'The Golden Goose', but who has heard all the wonderful stories collected by the Brothers Grimm?
Maria Tatar’s engaging preface provides readers with the historical and cultural context to understand what these stories meant and their contemporary resonance.
Details the life and times of the nineteenth-century German brothers who penned many famous fairy tales.
Terrifying tales and frightening fables at their finest! We all know the stories--or do we? We know who Snow White is, but what about Rose Red? And what happens to an all-too willful child?