The Original Folk & Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition

Author:   Jacob Grimm ,  Wilhelm Grimm ,  Joel Richards ,  Cassandra Campbell
Publisher:   Audible Studios on Brilliance
Edition:   Unabridged
ISBN:  

9781491588000


Publication Date:   17 February 2015
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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The Original Folk & Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition


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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 are newly translated and brought together in one beautiful audiobook. 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 audiobook includes the Grimms' prefaces and notes. A delight to listen to, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm presents these peerless stories to a whole new generation of listeners.

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Author:   Jacob Grimm ,  Wilhelm Grimm ,  Joel Richards ,  Cassandra Campbell
Publisher:   Audible Studios on Brilliance
Imprint:   Audible Studios on Brilliance
Edition:   Unabridged
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 14.00cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9781491588000


ISBN 10:   1491588004
Publication Date:   17 February 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.

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Jack Zipes is the translator of The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (Bantam), the editor of The Great Fairy Tale Tradition (Norton), and the author of Grimm Legacies (Princeton), among many other books. He is professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota.

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