The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm All-New Third Edition - 3rd Edition (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Now readers can enjoy the original, unabridged tales in this new third expanded edition of "The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, " which includes the famous original tales plus rare tales omitted from the final edition, fascinating stories from the annotations of 1856, highly unusual texts from a letter written by Jacob Grimm, and startling narratives from the brothers' posthumous papers.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm <p/></b>Perhaps no other stories possess as much power to enchant, delight, and surprise as those penned by the immortal Brothers Grimm. Now, in the new, expanded third edition, renowned scholar and folklorist Jack Zipes has translated all 250 tales collected and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, plus twenty-nine rare tales omitted from the original German edition, as well as narratives uncovered in the brothers' letters and papers. <p/>Truly the most comprehensive translation to date, this critically acclaimed edition recaptures the fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm intended them to be: rich, stark, spiced with humor and violence, resonant with folklore and song. <p/>One of the world's experts on children's literature, Jack Zipes is a professor of German at the University of Minnesota and is the author of numerous books on folklore and fairy tales.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Splendid."<br>--Faith McNulty, <i>The New Yorker <p/></i>"Clearly the text of choice for any reader...Zipes' edition deserves to become the standard translation." <br>--<i>The German Quarterly<br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jack Zipes</b> is a preeminent fairy-tale scholar who has written, translated, and edited dozens of books, including <i>The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm</i> and <i>Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde</i>. He is a professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota. <p/><b>Johnny Gruelle</b> (1880-1938) is best known for creating the world-famous rag doll characters, Raggedy Ann and Andy. While the Raggedys were indisputably the centerpiece of Gruelle's career, in his heart of hearts, Johnny was a dyed-in-the-wool freelance artist, who felt most at home at his drawing board, crafting illustrations and features for newspapers and magazines.
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