by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm · tapa dura · ISBN 9783934774032
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«Grimmsche Märchen» is a collection of fairy tales by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, published by Vitalis in hardback (424 pages, in German).
The stories, taken from German oral tradition, mix heroes, princesses, witches and fantastical creatures. Among the tales are «Hansel and Gretel», «Sleeping Beauty», «Rapunzel», «The Bremen Town Musicians» and «The Fisherman and His Wife». There are trials, enchantments and endings where wit and kindness are rewarded.
Vitalis edition from 2000, with 60 tales and over 65 illustrations by Arthur Rackham, including 16 colour plates. The original work, «Kinder- und Hausmärchen», dates from 1812.
For those who enjoy fairy tales and want to discover the Brothers Grimm in their original language, both young and old.
Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimms' Fairy Tales. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm; together, they were the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm.
