The Annotated Brothers Grimm

The Annotated Brothers Grimm
Author: Jacob Grimm
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780393058482

Containing 40 stories in new translations by Tatar this celebration of the richness and dramatic power of the legendary fables also features 150 illustrations, many of them in color, by legendary painters.

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Annotated)

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Annotated)
Author: Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2020-02-05
Genre:
ISBN:

Originally titled Children's and Household Tales, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales contains the essential bedtime stories for children worldwide for the better part of two centuries. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, were German linguists and cultural researchers who gathered legendary folklore and aimed to collect the stories exactly as they heard them. 2012 marked the 200th anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales, and what better way to celebrate than to include all 211 stories into the Knickerbocker Classic Series?Featuring all your favorite classics, including "Hansel and Gretel," "Cinderella," "The Frog Prince," "Rapunzel," "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," and dozens more, The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales is also accompanied by 40 color plates and 60 black and white illustrations from award-winning English illustrator Arthur Rackham, whose books and prints are now highly sought-after collectibles.The third title in the Knickerbocker Classic series has 800 pages of classic fairy tales to enjoy and will also feature a full-cloth binding, ribbon marker, and will fit neatly in an elegant slipcase for your personal library collection.Also includes a selection of stunning color reproductions by the famous illustrator, Arthur Rackham

The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales

The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales
Author: Maria Tatar
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2019-01-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 069118299X

I. Children's literature? -- 1. Sex and violence : the hard core of fairy tales -- 2. Fact and fantasy : the art of reading fairy tales -- 3. Victims and seekers : the family romance of fairy tales -- II. Heroes -- 4. Born yesterday : The spear side -- 5. Spinning tales : the distaff side -- III. Villains -- 6. From nags to witches : stepmothers and other ogres -- 7. 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 tales -- C. Prefaces to the first and second editions of the Nursery and household tales -- D. English titles, tale numbers, and German titles of stories cited -- E. Bibliographical note.

Annotated Classic Fairy Tales

Annotated Classic Fairy Tales
Author: Maria Tatar
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2002-10-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780393051636

Twenty-six classic fairy tales are supplemented by extensive literary, cultural, and historical commentary.

Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (Annotated): Grimm's Fairy Tales Book Original Illustrated

Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (Annotated): Grimm's Fairy Tales Book Original Illustrated
Author: Jacob Grimm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1812-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9782382269565

Grimms' Fairy Tales, initially referred to as the children 's and Household Tales, is a German group of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or maybe "Brothers Grimm", Wilhelm and Jacob, initially posted on twenty December 1812 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were 2 of ten kids from their mother Dorothea (nee Zimmer) and father Philipp Wilhelm Grimm. Philipp was a very regarded district magistrate in Steinau an der Straße, aproximatelly fifty km from Hanau. Wilhelm and Jacob were routed to school for a classical training when they had been of age, while the father of theirs was working.They had been extremely hard working pupils throughout the education of theirs. They followed in their father 's footsteps and began to get a degree in law, along with German history. Nevertheless, in 1796, their dad died in the age of forty four from pneumonia. This was obviously a sad time for the Grimms because the household lost almost all monetary assistance and relied on grandfather, Henriette Zimmer, and their aunt, Johann Hermann Zimmer. At the age of eleven, Jacob was compelled to become top of the home and supply for the family of his. After downsizing the home of theirs due to monetary reasons, Henriette sent Wilhelm and Jacob to learn at the prestigious high school, Lyzeum, in Kassel. In school, their grandfather wrote to them saying that due to the current situation of theirs, they had to use themselves industriously to secure the future welfare of theirs. Here is the complete text of the novel with the followings annotations: *Biographical Information: Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm had been born on four January 1785 and twenty four February 1786, respectively, in Hanau in the Landgraviate of Hesse Kassel, within the Holy Roman Empire (present day Germany), to Philipp Wilhelm Grimm, a jurist, then Dorothea Grimm (nee Zimmer), child of a Kassel city councilman.They had been the third-eldest and second- surviving siblings in a family of 9 kids, 3 of whom died in infancy.In 1791 the family relocated to the countryside town of Steinau during Philipp's work there as a district magistrate (Amtmann). The household started to be prominent members of the neighborhood, residing in a big house surrounded by areas. Biographer Jack Zipes writes the brothers have been satisfied in Steinau and "clearly fond of country life".The kids had been educated at home by private tutors, receiving tough instruction as Lutherans, that impressed in each a long-term religious faith. Later, they went to local schools.

Grimms' Fairy Tales

Grimms' Fairy Tales
Author: Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2020-11-20
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Grimms' Fairy Tales, originally known as the Children's and Household Tales is a collection of fairy tales by the Grimm brothers or "Brothers Grimm", Jacob and Wilhelm, first published on 20 December 1812. The first edition contained 86 stories, and by the seventh edition in 1857, had 210 unique fairy tales.

Grimms' Fairy Tales (Annotated) - Modern Edition of the Original Classic

Grimms' Fairy Tales (Annotated) - Modern Edition of the Original Classic
Author: Wilhelm Grimm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2020-12-07
Genre:
ISBN:

This edition of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's masterpiece is carefully edited and formatted to provide you with the best reading experience. We gave the original content of the book a fresh look and design that matches the expectations of the modern reader. This edition also includes: A detailed author's biography (as a final chapter) that takes you on a journey into the times and environments that shaped the writer's life. Talking animals, wicked stepmothers, valiant tailors, cruel witches! Sixty-two stories that feature familiar figures like Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Rumplestiltskin, The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Snow-White and Rose Red as well as lesser-known characters like The White Snake, Sweetheart Roland and Clever Elsie are contained in this volume of Grimms' Fairy Tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Enjoy!

Grimms' Fairy Tales:(Annotated Edition)

Grimms' Fairy Tales:(Annotated Edition)
Author: Jacob Grimm 2nd author Wilhelm Grimm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre:
ISBN:

The original vision of Grimms' tales in English for the first time When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style. For the very first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions. These narrative gems, newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book, are accompanied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezsö. From "The Frog King" to "The Golden Key," wondrous worlds unfold―heroes and heroines are rewarded, weaker animals triumph over the strong, and simple bumpkins prove themselves not so simple after all. Esteemed fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes offers accessible translations that retain the spare description and engaging storytelling style of the originals. Indeed, this is what makes the tales from the 1812 and 1815 editions unique―they reflect diverse voices, rooted in oral traditions, that are absent from the Grimms' later, more embellished collections of tales. Zipes's introduction gives important historical context, and the book includes the Grimms' prefaces and notes. A delight to read, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm presents these peerless stories to a whole new generation of readers.

The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Author: Jacob Grimm
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 567
Release: 2016-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0691173222

The original vision of Grimms' tales in English for the first time When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions, each extensively revised in content and style. For the very first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions. These narrative gems, newly translated and brought together in one beautiful book, are accompanied by sumptuous new illustrations from award-winning artist Andrea Dezsö. From "The Frog King" to "The Golden Key," wondrous worlds unfold—heroes and heroines are rewarded, weaker animals triumph over the strong, and simple bumpkins prove themselves not so simple after all. Esteemed fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes offers accessible translations that retain the spare description and engaging storytelling style of the originals. Indeed, this is what makes the tales from the 1812 and 1815 editions unique—they reflect diverse voices, rooted in oral traditions, that are absent from the Grimms' later, more embellished collections of tales. Zipes's introduction gives important historical context, and the book includes the Grimms' prefaces and notes. A delight to read, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm presents these peerless stories to a whole new generation of readers.

Grimms' Fairy Tales (Annotated)

Grimms' Fairy Tales (Annotated)
Author: Wilhelm Grimm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2020-05-02
Genre:
ISBN:

Originally titled "Children's and Household Tales", "Grimm's Fairy Tales" contains the essential bedtime stories for children worldwide for the better part of two centuries. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, were German linguists and cultural researchers who gathered legendary folklore and aimed to collect the stories exactly as they heard them.These stories are a delight to read and will rekindle up many childhood memories as they are reread.Included in this collection are Hansel and Gretel, Briar Rose, The Fisherman and His Wife, Rapunzel, The Frog Prince, Little Red Riding Hood, Rumpelstiltskin, Tom Thumb, and many more.