FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS OF GERMANY - 30 German folk and fairy tales

FOLKLORE AND LEGENDS OF GERMANY - 30 German folk and fairy tales
Author: Anon E. Mouse
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2018-09-26
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ISBN: 8827593349
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A great read for children and great for reading around a fire on a cold winter night! Herein you will find 30 old legends and from Germany. Some will be familiar but most less so, and may even seem to be a new find for you the reader. Even if you haven’t read some of these stories, you can rest assured that all will entertain. You can also be sure the general lesson these stories convey is the sure punishment of vice and the reward of virtue; some way or another the villain always meets with his just deserts – just as Fairy Tales are meant to be. Herein you will find stories like: The Legend of Paracelsus Hans in Luck Peter Klaus The Legend of Rheineck The Fisherman and his Wife Fastrada The Alraun The Goose-Girl The Monks at the Ferry The White Maiden St. Andrew's Night - plus many, many more So, after you have downloaded this unique volume, find a comfy chair, sit back with your reader and a steaming hot beverage and be prepared to be entertained for hours. ========== TAGS: folklore, fairy tales, folklore, myths, legends, children’s stories, children’s stories, bygone era, fairydom, fairy land, classic stories, children’s bedtime stories, fables, cultural, setting, German, gaffer, death, legend of paracelsus, hans in luck, grey mare, garret, water spirit, peter klaus, legend of rheineck, cellar, old knights, kyffhauser, fisherman and his wife, mouse tower, dancers, little shroud, arch rogue, brother merry, fastrada, jew, bush, elves, conclave, corpses, legend of rubezahl, number-nip, hunter, hackelnberg, tut-osel, alraun, goose-girl, hans jagenteufel, waits of bremen, flaming, castle, monks at the ferry, doctor, all-wise, white maiden, sturgeon, St. andrew, night

German Folklore

German Folklore
Author: James R. Dow
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2006-06-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:
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Germany is a land of rich traditions. Written for high school students and general readers, this book is an accessible introduction to German folklore. The volume defines and classifies different types of German folklore. It also provides numerous examples and texts, along with a generous selection of illustrations. It overviews current scholarship and criticism and discusses the presence of German folklore in literature and popular culture. The work closes with a bibliography of print and electronic sources suitable for student research.

German Hero-sagas and Folk-tales

German Hero-sagas and Folk-tales
Author: Barbara Leonie Picard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1958
Genre: Fairy tales
ISBN:
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Presents the legends of the great German heroes, including the story of Gudrun, the saga of Siegfried, and the vengeance of Kriemhild with a lively collection of traditional folk tales.

Original Bavarian Folktales: A Schönwerth Selection

Original Bavarian Folktales: A Schönwerth Selection
Author: Franz von Schönwerth
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2014-03-05
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 048631670X
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Approximately 150 fairy and folk tales from a three-volume scholarly work of the 1850s. Includes Introduction to the German and East Bavarian stories. Tales of giants, witches, death, other subjects grouped thematically.

Legends of the Rhine (Classic Reprint)

Legends of the Rhine (Classic Reprint)
Author: Wilhelm Ruland
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2017-10-31
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ISBN: 9780260002600
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Excerpt from Legends of the Rhine I was indeed deeply touched, and my thoughts travelled back to the days of long, long ago when as a little chap in my native Bonn, I had first listened with interest to the melodious voices of the golden-haired daughters of old Albion who came in large numbers to reside in the famous university town. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Fairy Tales from the German Forests

Fairy Tales from the German Forests
Author: Margaret Arndt
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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"Fairy Tales from the German Forests" by Margaret Arndt enchants readers with a delightful collection of magical tales originating from the enchanting forests of Germany. With a mix of familiar and lesser-known fairy tales, Arndt's storytelling captures the whimsy, wonder, and moral lessons that characterize classic fairy tales. From cunning foxes to benevolent forest spirits, these charming stories will captivate readers of all ages and ignite their imagination.

Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale
Author: Jack Zipes
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2013-04-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0813143918
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" Explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century. In his examinations of key classical fairy tales, Zipes traces their unique metamorphoses in history with stunning discoveries that reveal their ideological relationship to domination and oppression. Tales such as Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and Rumplestiltskin have become part of our everyday culture and shapers of our identities. In this lively work, Jack Zipes explores the historical rise of the literary fairy tale as genre in the late seventeenth century and examines the ideological relationship of classic fairy tales to domination and oppression in Western society. The fairy tale received its most "mythic" articulation in America. Consequently, Zipes sees Walt Disney's Snow White as an expression of American male individualism, film and literary interpretations of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz as critiques of American myths, and Robert Bly's Iron John as a misunderstanding of folklore and traditional fairy tales. This book will change forever the way we look at the fairy tales of our youth.

The Ice-maiden

The Ice-maiden
Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 202
Release: 1863
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN:
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Craving Supernatural Creatures

Craving Supernatural Creatures
Author: Claudia Schwabe
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2019-06-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0814341977
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Analyzes the portrayal of German fairy-tale figures in contemporary North American media adaptations. Craving Supernatural Creatures: German Fairy-Tale Figures in American Pop Culture analyzes supernatural creatures in order to demonstrate how German fairy tales treat difference, alterity, and Otherness with terror, distance, and negativity, whereas contemporary North American popular culture adaptations navigate diversity by humanizing and redeeming such figures. This trend of transformation reflects a greater tolerance of other marginalized groups (in regard to race, ethnicity, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, social class, religion, etc.) and acceptance of diversity in society today. The fairy-tale adaptations examined here are more than just twists on old stories—they serve as the looking glasses of significant cultural trends, customs, and social challenges. Whereas the fairy-tale adaptations that Claudia Schwabe analyzes suggest that Otherness can and should be fully embraced, they also highlight the gap that still exists between the representation and the reality of embracing diversity wholeheartedly in twenty-first-century America. The book's four chapters are structured around different supernatural creatures, beginning in chapter 1 with Schwabe's examination of the automaton, the golem, and the doppelganger, which emerged as popular figures in Germany in the early nineteenth century, and how media, such as Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow, dramatize, humanize, and infantilize these "uncanny" characters in multifaceted ways. Chapter 2 foregrounds the popular figures of the evil queen and witch in contemporary retellings of the Grimms' fairy tale "Snow White." Chapter 3 deconstructs the concept of the monstrous Other in fairy tales by scrutinizing the figure of the Big Bad Wolf in popular culture, including Once Upon a Timeand the Fables comic book series. In chapter 4, Schwabe explores the fairy-tale dwarf, claiming that adaptations today emphasize the diversity of dwarves' personalities and celebrate the potency of their physicality. Craving Supernatural Creaturesis a unique contribution to the field of fairy-tale studies and is essential reading for students, scholars, and pop-culture aficionados alike.

The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales

The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales
Author:
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Total Pages: 754
Release: 2013-03-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1624660347
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In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, attitudes toward history and national identity fostered a romantic rediscovery of folk and fairy tales. This is the period of the Golden Age of folk and fairy tales, when European folklorists sought to understand and redefine the present through the common tales of the past, and long neglected stories became recognized as cultural treasures. In this rich collection, distinguished expert of fairy tales Jack Zipes continues his lifelong exploration of the story-telling tradition with a focus on the Golden Age. Included are one hundred eighty-two tales--many available in English for the first time--grouped into eighteen tale types. Zipes provides an engaging general Introduction that discusses the folk and fairy tale tradition, the impact of the Brothers Grimm, and the significance of categorizing tales into various types. Short introductions to each tale type that discuss its history, characteristics, and variants provide readers with important background information. Also included are annotations, short biographies of folklorists of the period, and a substantial bibliography. Eighteen original art works by students of the art department of Anglia Ruskin University not only illustrate the eighteen tale types, but also provide delightful—and sometimes astonishing—21st-century artistic interpretations of them.