The Grimm Reader The Classic Tales of the Brothers Grimm

by Tatar, Maria; Tatar, Maria; Byatt, A. S.

• ISBN13: 9780393338560
• ISBN10: 0393338568
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-09
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

The Grimm Reader, featuring landmark introductions by A. S. Byatt and Maria Tatar, celebrates the radiant cultural legacy of stories collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm-tales that have enchanted children and adults alike for generations. Even after two hundred years, the tales gathered by the Grimms continue to have an extraordinary global reach. Their scenes of unsparing savagery and jaw-dropping beauty remind us that fairy tales, for all their simplicity, have the power to draw us into a world of words and to transform us as we read. Containing some of the most enduring tales found in world literature, this collection will introduce readers to the sorcery of the stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Maria Tatar chairs the program in folklore and mythology at Harvard University. She is the author of Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in Childhood, The Annotated Brothers Grimm, and The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Reading the Brothers Grimm	p. xxi
The Tales
The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich	p. 3
The Poor Miller's Boy and the Cat	p. 9
The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats	p. 14
The Twelve Brothers	p. 18
Little Brother and Little Sister	p. 25
Rapunzel	p. 33
The Three Little Men in the Woods	p. 39
Hansel and Gretel	p. 46
The Fisherman and His Wife	p. 55
The Brave Little Tailor	p. 66
Cinderella	p. 77
Mother Holle	p. 86
The Seven Ravens	p. 90
Little Red Riding Hood	p. 94
The Bremen Town Musicians	p. 100
The Devil and His Three Golden Hairs	p. 105
The Magic Table, the Gold Donkey, and the Club in the Sack	p. 113
The Elves	p. 126
The Robber Bridegroom	p. 129
Godfather Death	p. 134
Fitcher's Bird	p. 138
The Juniper Tree	p. 143
The Six Swans	p. 155
Briar Rose	p. 162
Snow White	p. 167
Rumpelstiltskin	p. 179
The Golden Bird	p. 183
The Three Feathers	p. 193
The Golden Goose	p. 197
Furrypelts	p. 202
The Singing, Soaring Lark	p. 209
The Goose Girl	p. 216
A Fairy Tale about a Boy Who Left Home to Learn about Fear	p. 224
The Worn-out Dancing Shoes	p. 236
The Star Talers	p. 241
Snow White and Rose Red	p. 243
The Golden Key	p. 251
Tales for Adults
The Jew in the Brambles	p. 255
Mother Trudy	p. 263
The Hand with the Knife	p. 265
How Children Played Butcher with Each Other	p. 267
Hans Dumm	p. 270
The Evil Mother-in-Law	p. 273
The Children Living in a Time of Famine	p. 276
The Stubborn Child	p. 278
The Rose	p. 280
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm	p. 283
Preface to Volume 1 of the First Edition of Children's Stories and Household Tales	p. 295
The Magic of Fairy Tales	p. 305
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