Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales - Rilegato

Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm

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ISBN 10: 1840221747 ISBN 13: 9781840221749

Casa editrice: Wordsworth Editions, 2009

Riassunto

Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) and his brother Wilhelm (1786-1859) were philologists and folklorists. The brothers rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princes and princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. Together with the well-known tales of Rapunzel, The Goose Girl, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel and Snow White, there are the darker tales such as Death's Messengers which deserve to be better known, and which will appeal not only to all who are interested in the history of folklore, but also to all those who simply love good story-telling.

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L'autore

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm set out to collect stories in the early 1800s, their goal was not to entertain children but to preserve Germanic folklore and the hard life of European peasants was reflected in the tales they discovered. However, once the brothers saw how the stories entranced young readers, they began softening some of the harsher aspects to make them more suitable for children.

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• Editore: Wordsworth Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1840221747
• ISBN 13: 9781840221749
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 844
• Disegnatore: Arthur Rackham