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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 398.210943
EAN num: 9780140444018
ISBN number: 0140444017
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 432
Printing Date: February 24, 1983
Publishing house: Penguin Classics
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 868497
Studio: Penguin Classics
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Sixty-five newly translated selections from Kinder und Hausmarchen provide a representative sample of the folktale motifs that have fascinated children and adults around the world for centuries.
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This book does not contain all of the Grimms' stories, but it does include a wide selection (sixtyish) of the most famous and most interesting tales. There were many more stories, of course, but the editor of this edition has chosen some of the most well-known and representative ones. In addition, there are many tales included that aren't necessarily famous but are just as good as the familiar ones.
The book opens with an interesting introduction, which shows how the Grimms were the very first to seriously record folk wonder tales in a literary form, putting them in good prose but still maintaining respect for the original stories. (The earlier French writers drew on folktales, but altered them into tales of courtly intrigue, and sometimes told them in a snickering, sarcastic style.) Then, of course, come the tales themselves, well-written and yet hauntingly simple.
Note: This is an edition for the grown-ups. No illustrations. Visually, it looks like a textbook rather than a book of fairy tales. I do need to buy a pretty edition someday, to pass on to my hypothetical kids. :)
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