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TheForgottenTalesoftheBrothersGrimm
Tomarkthe200thyearsincetheBrothersGrimmfirstpublishedtheirKinderund
Hausmrchen,JackZipesexplorestheimportanceofthisneglectedfirsteditionandwhatit
tellsusaboutthemotivesandpassionsofthetwofolkloristbrothers.
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PencildrawingofJacobandWilhelmGrimmfrom1843,fromtheHistorischesMuseuminHanauvia
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_und_Wilhelm_Grimm.png)zeno.org
(http://www.zeno.org/Kunstwerke/B/Grimm,+Ludwig+Emil%3A+Jacob+und+Wilhelm+Grimm+%5B1%5D)
Source(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_und_Wilhelm_Grimm.png).

hegreatestironyofthenumerousworldwidecelebrationsheldthisyeartohonorthe200th
anniversaryofthefirsteditionoftheGrimmsKinderundHausmrchen,publishedintwo
volumesin1812and1815,involvesthediscoverythatmostpeoplereallydontknowthe
originalGrimmstalesormuchabouttheirlives.Thatis,mostpeoplehavenocluethattheGrimms
firsteditionof1812/15istotallyunlikethefinalorsocalleddefinitiveeditionof1857,thatthey

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publishedsevendifferenteditionsfrom1812to1857,andthattheymadevastchangesinthe
contentsandstyleoftheircollectionsandalsoalteredtheirconceptoffolkandfairytalesinthe
process.EvensocalledscholarsofGermanliteratureandexpertsoftheGrimmstalesarenotaware
ofhowlittlemostpeople,includingthemselves,knowaboutthefirstedition,andironicallyitis
theirandourignorancethatmakestherediscoveryofthetalesinthefirsteditionsoexcitingand
exhilarating.Indeed,thereisstillmuchtolearnabouttheuniquecontributionthattheGrimmsmade
tofolklorenotonlyinGermanybutalsoinEuropeifwereturntotakeacloserlookatthefirst
edition,foritwasthiseditionthatsparkedthepioneereffortsoffolkloriststhroughoutEuropeand
GreatBritaintogathertalesfromtheoraltraditionandpreservethemforfuturegenerations.
ToexplainwhyIbelievethatarediscoveryoftheGrimmsfirsteditioncanbenotonlyexcitingbut
alsoilluminatingIwouldliketosharesomeimportantbackgroundinformationthatwillplacethe
Grimmscollectioninasociohistoricalcontextandshedlightontheirremarkableaccomplishment.
Herewemustbearinmindthattheircollectingwasonlyaminorpartoftheirresearchand
scholarshipandthattheywouldbesurprisedtoknowthattheyaremorefamoustodayfortheirtales
thanfortheirsuperbphilologicalwork.WhenJacob(b.1785)andWilhelm(b.1786)began
collectingallkindsoffolktalesandsongsatthebeginningofthenineteenthcentury,theywerevery
youngprecociousstudentsattheUniversityofMarburg,stillintheirteens.
By1805theirentirefamilyhadmovedfromtheirsmallvillageofHanautothenearbyprovincial
cityofKassel,andtheBrotherswereconstantlyplaguedbymoneyproblemsandconcernsabout
theirsiblings.Theirfatherhadbeendeadforsomeyears,andtheywereabouttolosetheirmother.
TheirsituationwasfurtheraggravatedbytherampantNapoleonicWars.Jacobinterruptedhis
studiestoservetheHessianWarCommissionin1806.Meanwhile,Wilhelmpassedhislawexams
enablinghimtobecomeacivilservantandtofindworkasalibrarianintheroyallibrarywitha
meagersalary.In1807JacoblosthispositionwiththeWarCommission,whentheFrenchoccupied
Kassel,buthewasthenhiredasalibrarianforthenewKingJrome,Napoleonsbrother,whonow
ruledWestphalia.Amidstalltheupheavals,theirmotherdiedin1808,andJacobandWilhelm
becamefullyresponsiblefortheirthreeyoungerbrothersandsister.Despitethelossoftheirmother
anddifficultpersonalandfinancialcircumstancesfrom1805to1812,theBrothersmanagedto
provethemselvestobeinnovativescholarsinthenewfieldofGermanphilologybypublishing
articlesandbooksonmedievalliterature.Stillintheirtwenties,theywereabouttolaunchthe
collectionoftalesthatwastobecomesecondinpopularitytotheBiblethroughoutGermanyand
laterthroughoutthewesternworldbythetwentiethcentury.

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InalecturewithJacobGrimm,sketchbyLudwigEmilGrimm,youngerbrothertoJacoband
Wilhelm,inGttingen,May28,1830Source
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Im_Kolleg_bei_Jacob_Grimm_1830.jpg).

WhatfascinatedorcompelledtheGrimmstoconcentrateonoldGermanliteraturewasabeliefthat
themostnaturalandpureformsofculturethosewhichheldthecommunitytogetherwere
linguisticandweretobelocatedinthepast.Moreover,accordingtothem,modernliterature,even
thoughitmightberemarkablyrich,wasartificialandthuscouldnotexpressthegenuineessenceof
Volkculturethatemanatednaturallyfrompeoplesexperiencesandboundthepeopletogether.
Therefore,alltheirenergieswerespentonuncoveringstoriesfromthepast.Thisiswhytheirfriend,
theromanticpoetClemensBrentano,askedthemin1808tocollectalltypesoffolktalesthathe
wantedtoreviseinabookofliteraryfairytales.In1810theysenthim54textsthattheyfortunately
copied.Fortunately,Isay,becauseBrentanoproceededtolosethemanuscriptinthelenberg
monasteryinAlsaceanddidnotusetheGrimmstexts.MeanwhiletheGrimmskeptcollectingtales
fromfriends,acquaintances,andcolleagues,andwhentheyrealizedthatBrentanowasnotgoingto
usethetalesfromtheirmanuscript,theydecided,upontheadviceofamutualfriendandanother
romanticauthor,AchimvonArnim,topublishtheircollectionthathadgrowntoapproximately86

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tales,whichtheypublishedin1812andthenanother70,whichtheypublishedin1815.Both
collectionsformedthefirsteditionandincludedfootnotestothetalesaswellasscholarlyprefaces.
BeforeIdiscusstheunusualqualityofthetalesinthesetwovolumes,Iwanttocommentbrieflyon
theidealisticintentionsoftheyoungGrimms.Thatis,Iwanttosummarizetheideologicalstance
theytookbypublishingthetalestheyhadcollected.

Scanofanextractfromthe1812firsteditionofKinderundHausmrchenSource
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kinder_und_Hausm%C3%A4rchen_(Grimm)_1812_I).

AlthoughtheyoungGrimmshadnotentirelyformalizedtheirconceptoffolklorewhiletheyworked
onthepublicationofthefirstedition,andeventhoughthereweresomedifferencesbetweenJacob
andWilhelm,wholaterwastofavormoredrasticpoeticaleditingofthecollectedtales,they
basicallyheldtotheiroriginalprinciple:tosalvagerelicsfromthepastfromthebeginningtothe
endoftheirworkontheKinderundHausmrchen.Broadlyspeaking,theGrimmssoughttocollect
andpreserveallkindsofancientrelicsasiftheyweresacredandpreciousgemsthatconsistedof

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tales,myths,songs,fables,legends,epics,documents,andotherartifactsnotjustfairytales.They
intendedtotraceandgrasptheessenceofculturalevolutionandtodemonstratehownatural
language,stemmingfromtheneeds,customs,andritualsofthecommonpeople,createdauthentic
bondsandhelpedforgecivilizedcommunities.Thisisoneofthereasonswhytheycalledtheir
collectionoftalesaneducationalmanual(Erziehungsbuch),forthetalesrecalledthebasicvaluesof
theGermanicpeoplesandalsootherEuropeangroupsandenlightenedpeopleabouttheir
experiencesthroughstorytelling.Remarkably,theGrimmsatayoungagewantedtobequeaththe
profoundoraltalesofthepeopletotheGermanpeoplenotrealizingthattheywereaboutto
bequeathunusuallystrikingtalestopeopleofmanydifferentnations,andthatthesetalesassumed
relevanceinallcultures.Tounderstandtherolethatthetalesplayedintheirbequesttowestern
civilizationifnottheworld,wemustbearinmindwhattheystatedintheprefaceofthefirstedition:
Itisprobablyjusttherighttimetogatherthesetales,sincethosewhohavebeenmakingan
efforttopreservethemarebecomingevenhardertofind(tobesure,thosewhoknowthem
stillknowagreatdeal,becausepeoplemaydie,butthestoriesliveon).....Wherethetales
stillexist,theyliveonandnooneworrieswhethertheyaregoodorbad,poeticorvulgar.We
knowthemandwelovethemjustbecausewehappentohaveheardtheminacertainway,
andwelikethemwithoutreflectingonwhy.Tellingthesetalesisanextraordinarycustom
andthistoothetalessharewitheverythingimmortalthatonemustlikeitnomatterwhat
otherssay.
TheGrimmssoughttocelebrateandargueforthenecessityofstorytellingtocreatebondsamong
peoplethatsharetheirexperiencesthroughstories.Theybelievedthatthetalesandalltheirvariants
weredistinctiveandkeptculturaltraditionalive.Theyrespecteddifferenceanddiversity,andatthe
sametimetheyarguedthatTheaimofourcollectionwasnotjusttoservethecauseofthehistory
ofpoetry.Itwasourintentionthatthepoetrylivinginitbeeffective,bringingpleasurewhereverit
could,andthatitthereforebecomeaneducationalmanual.

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IllustrationbyArthurRackhamfromthe1916EnglishtranslationeditionofKinderund
HausmrchenSource(http://archive.org/details/fairytalesofbrot00grim).

AlthoughthereweresomeotherGermancollectionsoffolkandfairytales,thatprecededthe
GrimmsKinderundHausmrchen,nonewereasdiverseordrivenbyatheBrotherscooperative
andcollectivespiritthatspurredthemtoembraceallkindsoftalesfromGermanspeaking
principalities.Asearlyas1811,Jacobevencomposedanappeal,Aufforderungandiegesammten
FreundealtdeutscherPoesieundGeschichteerlassen(AppealtoAllFriendsofOldGerman
PoetryandHistory),whichwasneversentbutlaidthegroundworkforhislatermorefully
developedCircularwegenderAufsammlungderVolkspoesie(CircularLetterConcernedwith
CollectingofFolkPoetry)printedanddistributedtoscholarsandfriendsin1815.Itisworthciting
theinitialpartofthisletterbecauseitoutlinesthebasicprinciplesandintentionsoftheGrimms:

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MostHonoredSir!
AsocietyhasbeenfoundedthatisintendedtospreadthroughoutallofGermanyandhasas
itsgoaltosaveandcollectalltheexistingsongsandtalesthatcanbefoundamongthe
commonGermanpeasantry(Landvolk).Ourfatherlandisstillfilledwiththiswealthof
materialalloverthecountrythatourhonestancestorsplantedforus,andthat,despitethe
mockeryandderisionheapeduponit,continuestolive,unawareofitsownhiddenbeauty
andcarrieswithinititsownunquenchablesource.Ourliterature,history,andlanguage
cannotseriouslybeunderstoodintheiroldandtrueoriginswithoutdoingmoreexact
researchonthismaterial.Consequently,itisourintentiontotrackdownasdiligentlyas
possibleallthefollowingitemsandtowritethemdownasfaithfullyaspossible:....
1)Folksongsandrhymes,
2)Talesinprosethataretoldandknown,inparticularthenumerousnurseryand
childrensfairytalesaboutgiants,dwarfs,monsters,enchantedandrescuedroyalchildren,
devils,treasures,andmagicinstrumentsaswellaslocallegendsthathelpexplaincertain
places.
3)Funnytalesabouttricksplayedbyroguesandanecdotespuppetplaysfromold
timeswithHanswurstandthedevil.
4)Folkfestivals,mores,customs,andgames.
5)Superstitions.
6)Proverbs,unusualdialects,parables,wordcomposition.
Itisextremelyimportantthattheseitemsaretoberecordedfaithfullyandtruly,without
embellishmentandadditions,wheneverpossiblefromthemouthofthetellersinandwith
theirveryownwordsinthemostexactanddetailedway.Itwouldbeofdoublevalueif
everythingcouldbeobtainedinthelocallivedialect.Ontheotherhand,evenfragmentswith
gapsarenottoberejected.Indeed,allthederivations,repetitions,andcopiesofthesame
talecanbeindividuallyimportant....Hereweadvisethatyounotbemisledbythedeceptive
opinionthatsomethinghasalreadybeencollectedandrecorded,andthereforethatyou
discardastory.Manythingsthatappeartobemodernhaveoftenonlybeenmodernizedand
hastheirundamagedsourcebeneathit.Assoonasonehasagreatfamiliaritywiththe
contentsofthisfolkliterature(Volkspoesie),onewillgraduallybeabletoevaluatethe
allegedsimplistic,crudeandevenrepulsiveaspectsmorediscreetly.
ThiscircularletteralongwiththefirsteditionofKinderundHausmrchenwentontoinspire
numerousGerman,Austrian,andSwissfolkloriststobegincollectingtales,andgraduallythe
GrimmsexampleandtheirothereditionsanimatedfolkloriststhroughoutEuropeandGreatBritain

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tocollectandpreserveoralfolktales.IfanyoftheeditionsthattheGrimmspublishedbest
representedtheirintentionsandidealsthattheykeptreiteratinguntil1857,itwastheirfirstedition
becausetheydidnothonethestoriesthewaytheyhonedandrefinedthetalesinlatereditions.In
fact,youcanhearthedistinctivevoicesofthestorytellersfromwhomtheyreceivedthetales,andto
thisextent,thetalesinthefirstedition,someinGermandialect,aremoreauthenticfolktalesand
havemoreintegritytothemdespitethefactthattheyarenotasaestheticallypleasingasthosein
laterrevisedversions.Inotherwords,theGrimmsletthetalesspeakforthemselvesinaveryblunt
ifnotawkwardmannerthatlendsthemasenseofunvarnishedtruthortheeducationalvaluethatthe
Grimmssought.

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Frontispieceofthe1840edition.AportraitbyLudwigEmilGrimmofDorotheaViehmnnin,oneof
themostimportantsourcesforthefairytalesfoundinKinderundHausmrchenandwhowastodiein
1815Source(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Die_Maerchenfrau.jpg).

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IllustrationafterapicturebyLouisKatzensteinshowingtheGrimmbrothersatthehouseof
DorotheaViehmnnin,fromDieGartenlaube(1892)Source
(http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Br%C3%BCder_Grimm_bei_der_M%C3%A4rchenerz%C3%A4hlerin).

Turningtothetalesofthefirsteditionthefirstthingareadermightnoticeisthatmanyofthestories
suchasTheHandwiththeKnife(DieHandmitdemMesser),HerrFixItUp(HerrFixund
Fertig)HowSomeChildrenPlayedatSlaughtering(WieKinderSchlachtensmiteinander
gespielthaben
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wie_Kinder_Schlachtens_miteinander_gespielt_haben)),Pussin
Boots(DergestiefelteKater),Bluebeard(Blaubart),andSimpleHans(HansDumm)
weredeletedinthefollowingeditionsforvariousreasons,notbecausetheywerepoorlytoldbut
becausetheydidnotmeetsomeoftherequirementsoftheGrimms,whoatfirstsoughtprimarilyto
publishtalesthatwereGermanicinorigin.ForinstancePussinBoots,Bluebeard,Princess
Mouseskin(PrinzessinMusehaut),andOkerlo(DerOkkerlo)wereconsideredtooFrench
tobeincluded.Theylaterlearnedthatthiswasamistakennotionbecauseitwasandisimpossibleto
knowtheexactoriginsoffolktales.Thoughitisimpossibletoknowfullywhycertaintaleswere
omittedorplacedinfootnoteswedoknowthatDeathandtheGooseBoy(DerTodundder

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Gnshirt)wasomittedbecauseofitsliterarybaroquefeaturesTheStrangeFeast(Die
wunderlicheGasterei),becauseofitscloseresemblancetoGodfatherDeathTheStepmother
(DieStiefmutter),becauseofitsfragmentarynatureandcrueltyTheFaithfulAnimals(Die
truenTiere),becauseitcamefromtheSiddhiKr,acollectionofMongoliantales.AstheGrimms
continuedtocollectvariantssenttothembyfriendsandcolleaguesgatheredfromoralandbook
sources,theyeitherimprovedthetalesofthefirsteditionbycombiningversions,omittedtalesin
favorofnewversions,ormovedtalestotheirfootnotes.

Frontispieceandtitlepageoftheofthe1819editionofKinderundHausmrchenillustratedby
LudwigEmilGrimm,youngerbrothertoJacobandWilhelm.Thissecondeditionwasthefirsttobe
illustratedandthefirsttoomittextsfoundinthefirstSource
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kinder_title_page.jpg).

Thesecondthingareadermightnoticeaboutthetalesinthefirsteditionisthatmostofthemare
shorterandstrikinglydifferentthanthesametaleseditedinthelatercollections.Theysmackof
oralityandrawcontents.Forinstance,Rapunzelrevealsthatshehasbecomeimpregnatedbythe
princeSnowWhitesmother,notherstepmother,wantstokillthebeautifulgirloutofenvythe
wildmanisnotIronJohnandplaysadifferentroleinhelpingtheboywholiberateshim,justasthe
devilplaysamoreunusualroleinDerTeufelGrnrock,laterreplacedbyBrenhuter.
Thirdly,areaderwillrecognizeimmediatelythatallthesetalesarebluntandhavelittleorno
description.Theemphasisisonactionandtheresolutionofconflict.Thestorytellersdonotbeat
aboutthebush.Theyarepronetotellthetruthstheyknow,andeventhoughmagic,superstition,

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miraculoustransformation,andbrutalityareinvolved,thestorytellersbelieveintheirstories.
Metaphormapsouttherealityoflistenersandengagespeopletolearnfromsymbolshowtoengage
theirrealities.
Lastly,itisimportanttonotethatthetalesinthefirsteditionwerecollectedmainlyfromliterate
peoplewhomtheGrimmscametoknowquitewell.Forinstancetheywerewellacquaintedthe
membersoftheWildandHassenpflugfamiliesinKasselandthevonHaxthausenfamilyin
MnsterWilhelmknewtheministersdaughterFriederikeMannelinanearbytown.Dorothea
Viehmann,atailorswife,providedmanytales,andinsomeinstances,theGrimmstooktalesfrom
booksorreceivedtalesinletters.Theliteracyoftheinformants,however,didnotdiminishthefolk
essenceofthetalesthat,astheGrimmsandotherfolkloristsweretodiscover,werewidespread
throughoutEuropeandtoldmoreoftenthannotindialect.Thetalescametothetellersfromother
tellers,ortheyreadtales,digestedthem,andmadethemtheirown.Indeed,wealwaysmaketales
ourownandthensendthemofftoothertellerswiththehopethattheywillcontinuetodisseminate
theirstories.
TheGrimmshaveoftenbeencriticized,especiallybycriticsinthelast50years,forhavingchanged
andeditedthetalesfromthefirsttotheseventhedition.Thatis,theyneverliveduptotheirown
wordsthatthetaskofthecollectoristorecordthetalesexactlyastheyheardthem.Inotherwords,
variouscriticshavecomplainedthattheGrimmstalesareinauthenticfolktales.Butthisisa
ridiculousifnotstupidargument,fornobodycaneverrecordandmaintaintheauthenticityofatale.
Itisimpossible.Andyet,theGrimms,ascollectors,cultivators,editors,translators,andmediators,
aretobethankedforendeavoringtodotheimpossibleandtoworkcollectivelywithnumerous
peopleandtheirsourcestokeeptraditionalstoriesandstorytellingalive.Inthisrespecttheirlittle
knownfirsteditiondeservestoberediscovered,foritisatestimonytoforgottenvoicesthatare
actuallydeepwithinus.Hence,theirresistibilityoftheGrimmstalesthatarereallynottheirs,but
ours.

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AnillustrationfromMjallhvt(SnowWhite),an1852icelandictranslationoftheGrimmsfairytale
Source(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_White_Needle.png).

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PostermadebyKennethWhitelyfortheWPA(WorksProgrammeAdministration)in1939Source
(http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b49077/).

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JackZipesisProfessorEmeritusofGermanandComparativeLiteratureattheUniversityofMinnesotaandapioneerof
scholarshiponfairytales.Hehaspublishedprolificallyinthisarea.Hismanyworksinclude:FairyTalesandtheArtof
Subversion(1983)TheBrothersGrimm:FromEnchantedForeststotheModernWorld(1988)andmostrecentlyThe
IrresistibleFairyTale:TheCulturalandSocialHistoryofaGenre(2012).HeisalsotranslatorofTheCompleteFairyTalesof
theBrothersGrimm(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553382160/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thepubdomrev
20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0553382160).

LinkstoPublicDomainWorks

KinderundHausmrchen(1812/15firstedition)byJacobandWilhelmGrimm.
ScansatWikisource
(http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kinder_und_Hausm%C3%A4rchen_(Grimm)
TranscriptionatWikisource
(http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Kategorie:M%C3%A4rchen_Grimm_(1812%E2%80%931815
OthereditionsatWikisource,includingtableofincludedandommitedstoriescanbefoundhere
(http://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Kinder_und_Hausm%C3%A4rchen).
FairytalesfromtheGerman(1827)byGeorgeCruikshank
InternetArchive(http://archive.org/details/fairytalesfromg00grimgoog)(NB:Scanby
Googlesoispublishedunderanoncommerciallicense).
Householdstoriesfromthecollectionofthebros.Grimm(1914edition),Englishtranslation
byLucyCranewithillustrationsbyWalterCrane.
InternetArchive(http://archive.org/details/householdstories00grim2)
TheFairyTalesoftheBrothersGrimm(1916edition),EnglishtranslationbyMrsEdgar
LucaswithillustrationsbyArthurRackham.
InternetArchive(http://archive.org/details/fairytalesofbrot00grim)

FurtherReading
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(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691160597/ref=as_li_tl?

ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0691160597&linkCode=as2&tag=thepubdomr
20&linkId=7CLY2SMWHEUBX4PJ)

TheOriginalFolkandFairyTalesoftheBrothersGrimm:TheCompleteFirstEdition
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691160597/ref=as_li_tl?
ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0691160597&linkCode=as2&tag=thepubdomr
20&linkId=7CLY2SMWHEUBX4PJ)(PrincetonUniversityPress,2014).
byJacobandWilhelmGrimm,withillustrationsbyAndreaDezs,translationandintroductionbyJack
Zipes.
Fortheveryfirsttime,thisbookmakesavailableinEnglishall156storiesfromthe1812and1815editions.
Thesenarrativegems,newlytranslatedandbroughttogetherinonebeautifulbook,areaccompaniedby
sumptuousnewillustrationsfromawardwinningartistAndreaDezs.Zipessintroductiongivesimportant
historicalcontext,andthebookincludestheGrimmsprefacesandnotes.
BUYFROMAMAZON(HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.COM/GP/PRODUCT/0691160597/REF=AS_LI_TL?
IE=UTF8&CAMP=1789&CREATIVE=390957&CREATIVEASIN=0691160597&LINKCODE=AS2&TAG=THEPUBDOMREV
20&LINKID=7CLY2SMWHEUBX4PJ)

(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415610257/ref=as_li_tl?

ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415610257&linkCode=as2&tag=thepubdomr
20&linkId=GMPP433ROCO3ZBNJ)

FairyTalesandtheArtofSubversion
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415610257/ref=as_li_tl?
ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415610257&linkCode=as2&tag=thepubdomr
20&linkId=GMPP433ROCO3ZBNJ)(Routledge,2011).
byJackZipes.

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Howandwhydidcertainauthorstrytoinfluencechildrenorsocialimagesofchildren?Howwerefairytales
shapedbythechangesinEuropeansocietyinthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies?Zipesexamines
famouswritersoffairytalessuchasCharlesPerrault,JacobandWilhelmGrimm,HansChristianAndersen
andL.FrankBaumandconsiderstheextraordinaryimpactofWaltDisneyonthegenreasafairytale
filmmaker.
BUYFROMAMAZON(HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.COM/GP/PRODUCT/0415610257/REF=AS_LI_TL?
IE=UTF8&CAMP=1789&CREATIVE=390957&CREATIVEASIN=0415610257&LINKCODE=AS2&TAG=THEPUBDOMREV
20&LINKID=GMPP433ROCO3ZBNJ)

(http://puntillo.de/produkt/zeitdiesemaerchenfestzuhalten/)
Zeit,dieseMrchenfestzuhalten(http://puntillo.de/produkt/zeitdiesemaerchen
festzuhalten/)(PuntilloVerlag,2013).
byRalphSchippan.
RalphSchippanpresentsfromtheperspectiveofabibliophilecollectoraninsight
intothecircumstancesofhowtheGrimmBrotherscollectedtheirfairytalesandhowthe
firsteditionofKinderundHausmrchenwaseditedandprinted.[InGerman].
BUYFROMPUNTILLO(HTTP://PUNTILLO.DE/PRODUKT/ZEITDIESEMAERCHENFESTZUHALTEN/)

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