The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm : the complete first edition

Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 (Added Author). Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 (Added Author). Zipes, Jack, 1937- (Added Author). Dezsö, Andrea. (Added Author).

Summary: "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"--

Record details

ISBN: 0691160597 (hardback : acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9780691160597 (hardback : acid-free paper)
Physical Description: xliii, 519 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Volume II. Preface to volume II ; The poor man and the rich man (Der Arme und der Reiche) ; The singing, springing lark (Das singende, springende Löweneckerchen) ; The goose girl (Die Gänsemagd) ; The young giant (Von einem jungen Riesen) ; The gnome (Dat Erdmänneken) ; The King of the Golden Mountain (Der König vom goldenen Berg) ; The raven (Die Rabe) ; The clever farmer's daughter (Die kluge Bauemtochter) ; The genie in the glass (Der Geist im Glas) ; The three little birds (De drei Vügelkens) ; The water of life (Das Wasser des Lebens) ; Doctor Know-It-All (Doctor Allwissend) ; The frog prince (Der Froschprinz) ; The devil's sooty brother (Des Teufels rußiger Bruder) ; The devil in the green coat (Der Teufel Grünrock) ; The wren and the bear (Der Zaunkönig und der Bär) ; The sweet porridge (Vom süßen Brei) ; The faithful animals (Die treuen Thiere) ; Tales about toads (Mährchen von der Unke) ; The poor miller's apprentice and the cat (Der arme Müllerbursch und das Katzchen) ; The crows (Die Krähen) ; Hans my hedgehog (Hans mein Igel) ; The little shroud (Das Todtenhemdchen) ; The Jew in the thornbush (Der Jud' im Dorn) ; The expert huntsman (Der gelernte Jäger) ; The fleshing flail from heaven (Der Dresschpflegel vom Himmel) ; The children of the two kings (De beiden Künnigeskinner) ; The clever little tailor (Vom klugen Schneiderlein) ; The bright sun will bring it to light (Die klare Sonne bringt's an den Tag) ; The blue light (Das blaue Licht) ; The stubborn child (Von einem eigensinnigen Kinde) ; The three army surgeons (Die drei Feldscherer) ; The lazy one and the industrious one (Der Faule und der Fleißige) ; The three journeymen (Die drei Handwerksburschen) ; The heavenly wedding (Die himmlische Hochzeit) ; The long nose (Die lange Nase) ; The old woman in the forest (Die Alte im Wald) ; The three brothers (Die drei Brüder) ; The devil and his grandmother (Der Teufel und seine Großmutter) ; Faithful Ferdinand and unfaithful Ferdinand (Ferenand getrü und Ferenand ungetrü) ; The iron stove (Der Eisen-Ofen) ; The lazy spinner (Die faule Spinnerin) ; The lion and the frog (Der Löwe und der Frosch) ; The soldier and the carpenter (Der Soldat und der Schreiner) ; Pretty Katrinelya and Pif-Paf-Poltree (Die schöne Katrinelje und Pif, Paf, Poltrie) ; The fox and the horse (Der Fuchs und das Pferd) ; The worn-out dancing shoes (Die zertanzten Schuhe) ; The six servants (Die sechs Diener) ; The white bride and the black bride (Die weiße und schwarze Braut) ; The wild man (De wilde Mann) ; The three black princesses (De drei schwatten Princessinnen) ; Knoist and his three sons (Knoist un sine dre Sühne) ; The maiden from Brakel (Dat Mäken von Brakel) ; The domestic servants (Das Hausgesinde) ; Little lamb and little fish (Das Lämmchen und Fischchen) ; Sesame Mountain (Simeliberg) ; The children of famine (Die Kinder in Hungersnoth) ; The little donkey (Das Eselein) ; The ungrateful son (Der undankbare Sohn) ; The turnip (Die Rube) ; The rejuvenated little old man (Das junggeglühte Männlein) ; The animals of the lord and the devil (Des Herrn und des Teufels Gethier) ; The beam (Der Hahnenbalken) ; The old beggar woman (Die alte Bettelfrau) ; The three lazy sons (Die drei Faulen) ; Saint Solicitous (Die heilige Frau Kummerniß) ; The tale about the land of Cockaigne (Das Märchen vom Schlauraffenland) ; The tall tale from Ditmarsh (Das Dietmarsische Lügen-Märchen) ; A tale with a riddle (Räthsel-Märchen) ; The golden key (Der goldene Schlüssel).