Complete Fairy Tales

'Among the few indispensable, common-property books upon which Western culture can be founded ... it is hardly too much to say that these tales rank next to the Bible in importance.' - W.H. Auden Informationen zum Autor Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859). Born in Germany, they both studied law before turning to the collection of fairy tales, an endevour which was to occupy them for the rest of their lives. Klappentext 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? Well, here's your chance, for within these covers you will find every one of their 210 tales, in all their enchantment and rapture, terror and wisdom, tragedy and beauty. Zusammenfassung A wonderful collection of all 210 tales and popular legends collected by the Grimm brothers over a century ago. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Padraic Colum, The Fairy Tales, The Children's Legends, Folkloristic Commentary by Joseph Campbell

Product details

• Authors: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.2004
• EAN: 9780415285964
• ISBN: 978-0-415-28596-4
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 41 mm
• Series: Routledge Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; FICTION / Fantasy / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Children's & teenage literature studies, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)