Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales

Illustration:Rackham, Arthur

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Knickerbocker Classics
• Verlag: Quarto Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 752
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm
• Gewicht: 1572g
• ISBN-13: 9781937994310
• ISBN-10: 1937994317
• Artikelnr.: 37231485

Autorenporträt

Wilhelm Grimm, geb. am 24. Februar 1786 in Hanau, gestorben am 16. Dezember 1859 in Berlin, lehrte in den 1830er Jahren in Göttingen, war Mitglieder der Göttinger Sieben und ab 1841 der Preußischen Akademie der Künste in Berlin. Gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Jacob arbeitete er an den "Kinder- und Hausmärchen", den "Sagen" und vor allem am "Deutschen Wörterbuch", das ab 1854 entstand. Sie gelten als Gründer der Deutschen Philologie und Germanistik.

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Inhaltsangabe

Introduction by Padraic Colum vii
 
THE FAIRY TALES
1. The Frog-King, or Iron Henry 17
2. Cat and Mouse in Partnership 21
3. Our Lady’s Child 23
4. The Story of the Youth who Went Forth to Learn what Fear Was 29
5. The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids 39
6. Faithful John 43
7. The Good Bargain 51
8. The Strange Musician 56
9. The Twelve Brothers 59
10. The Pack of Ragamuffins 65
11. Brother and Sister 67
12. Rapunzel 73
13. The Three Little Men in the Wood 78
14. The Three Spinners 83
15. Hänsel and Gretel 86
16. The Three Snake-Leaves 94
17. The White Snake 98
18. The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean 102
19. The Fisherman and His Wife 103
20. The Valiant Little Tailor 112
21. Cinderella 121
22. The Riddle 128
23. The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage 131
24. Mother Holle 133
25. The Seven Ravens 137
26. Little Red-Cap 139
27. The Bremen Town-Musicians 144
28. The Singing Bone 148
29. The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs 151
30. The Louse and the Flea 158
31. The Girl Without Hands 160
32. Clever Hans 166
33. The Three Languages 169
34. Clever Elsie 171
35. The Tailor in Heaven 175
36. The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack 177
37. Thumbling 187
38. The Wedding of Mrs. Fox 193
39. The Elves 197
40. The Robber Bridegroom 200
41. Herr Korbes 205
42. The Godfather 206
43. Frau Trude 208
44. Godfather Death 209
45. Thumbling’s Travels 212
46. Fitcher’s Bird 216
47. The Juniper Tree 220
48. Old Sultan 230
49. The Six Sons 232
50. Little Briar-Rose 237
51. Fundevogel 241
52. King Thrushbeard 244
53. Little Snow White 249
54. The Knapsack, the Hat, and the Horn 258
55. Rumpelstiltskin 264
56. Sweetheart Roland 268
57. The Golden Bird 272
58. The Dog and the Sparrow 280
59. Frederick and Catherine 283
60. The Two Brothers 290
61. The Little Peasant 311
62. The Queen Bee 317
63. The Three Feathers 319
64. The Golden Goose 322
65. Allerleirauh 326
66. The Hare’s Bride 332
67. The Twelve Huntsmen 334
68. The Thief and his Master 337
69. Jorinda and Joringel 339
70. The Three Sons of Fortune 342
71. How Six Men Got On in the World 344
72. The Wolf and the Man 350
73. The Wolf and the Fox 351
74. Gossip Wolf and the Fox 353
75. The Fox and the Cat 354
76. The Pink 355
77. Clever Gretel 360
78. The Old Man and his Grandson 363
79. The Water-Nixie 364
80.The Death of the Little Hen 365
81. Brother Lustig 367
82. Gambling Hansel 378
83. Hans in Luck 381
84. Hans Married 387
85. The Gold-Children 388
86. The Fox and the Geese 393
87. The Poor Man and the Rich Man 394
88. The Singing, Soaring Lark 399
89. The Goose-Girl 404
90. The Young Giant 412
91. The Gnome 420
92. The King of the Golden Mountain 425
93. The Raven 431
94. The Peasant’s Wise Daughter 437
95. Old Hildebrand 440
96. The Three Little Birds 445
97. The Water of Life 449
98. Doctor Knowall 456
99. The Spirit in the Bottle 458
100. The Devil’s Sooty Brother 463
101. Bearskin 467
102. The Willow-Wren and the Bear 472
103. Sweet Porridge 475
104. Wise Folks 476
105. Tales of the Paddock 480
106. The Poor Miller’s Boy and the Cat 482
107. The Two Travelers 486
108. Hans the Hedgehog 497
109. The Shroud 502
110. The Jew Among the Thorns 503
111. The Skillful Huntsman 508
112. The Flail from Heaven 514
113. The Two King’s Children 515
114. The Cunning Little Tailor 525
115. The Bright Sun Brings it to Light 528
116. The Blue Light 530
117. The Willful Child 534
118. The Three Army-Surgeons 535
119. The Seven Swabians 538
120. The Three Apprentices 542
121. The King’s Son Who Feared Nothing 545
122. Donkey Cabbages 551
123. The Old Woman in the Wood 558
124. The Three Brothers 561
125. The Devil and his Grandmother 563
126. Ferdinand the Faithful and Ferdinand the Unfaithful 566
127. The Iron Stove 571
128. The Lazy Spinner 577
129. The Four Skillful Brothers 580
130. One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes 585
131. Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie 593
132. The Fox and the Horse 595
133. The Shoes that Were Danced to Pieces 596
134. The Six Servants 600
135. The White Bride and the Black Bride 608
136. Iron Hans 612
137. The Three Black Princesses 620
138. Knoist and his Three Sons 622
139. The Maid of Brakel 623
140. My Household 624
141. The Lambkin and the Little Fish 625
142. Simeli Mountain 627
143. Going a Traveling 630
144. The Donkey 632
145. The Ungrateful Son 636
146. The Turnip 637
147. The Old Man Made Young Again 640
148. The Lord’s Animals and the Devil’s 642
149. The Beam 645
150. The Old Beggar-Woman 646
151. The Three Sluggards 647
151. The Twelve Idle Servants 648
152. The Shepherd Boy 651
153. The Star Money 652
154. The Stolen Farthings 654
155. Looking for a Bride 655
156. The Hurds 656
157. The Sparrow and his Four Children 657
158. The Story of Schlauraffen Land 660
159. The Ditmars Tale of Wonders 662
160. A Riddling Tale 663
161. Snow-White and Rose-Red 664
162. The Wise Servant 671
163. The Glass Coffin 672
164. Lazy Harry 678
165. The Griffin 681
166. Strong Hans 688
167. The Peasant in Heaven 695
168. Lean Lisa 696
169. The Hut in the Forest 698
170. Sharing Joy and Sorrow 704
171. The Willow-Wren 705
172. The Sole 709
173. The Bittern and the Hoopoe 710
174. The Owl 711
175. The Moon 713
176. The Duration of Life 716
177. Death’s Messengers 718
178. Master Pfriem 720
179. The Goose-Girl at the Well 725
180. Eve’s Various Children 734
181. The Nixie of the Mill-Pond 736
182. The Little Folks’ Presents 742
183. The Giant and the Tailor 745
184. The Nail 748
185. The Poor Boy in the Grave 749
186. The True Bride 752
187. The Hare and the Hedgehog 760
188. The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle 764
189. The Peasant and the Devil 767
190. The Crumbs on the Table 768
191. The Sea-Hare 769
192. The Master-Thief 773
193. The Drummer 781
194. The Ear of Corn 791
195. The Grave-Mound 792
196. Old Rinkrank 796
197. The Crystal Ball 798
198. Maid Maleen 801
199. The Boots of Buffalo Leather 808
200. The Golden Key 812
 
THE CHILDREN’S LEGENDS
201. St. Joseph in the Forest 815
202. The Twelve Apostles 818
203. The Rose 819
204. Poverty and Humility Lead to Heaven 820
205. God’s Food 822
206. The Three Green Twigs 823
207. Our Lady’s Little Glass 825
208. The Aged Mother 826
209. The Heavenly Wedding 828
210. The Hazel-Branch 830
 
Folkloristic Commentary by Joseph Campbell 833