ISBN:
9780691160580
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 267 S.
,
Ill.
Additional Information:
Rezension Fuchs, Renata T. [Rezension von: Zipes, Jack, Grimm legacies, the magical spell of the Grimms' folk and fairy tales] 2016
Additional Information:
Rezension Salmi-Niklander, Kirsti [Rezension von: Zipes, Jack, Grimm legacies, the magical spell of the Grimms' folk and fairy tales] 2016
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Berghahn, Klaus L., 1937- [Rezension von: Zipes, Jack, 1937-, Grimm legacies], in: Monatshefte für deutschsprachige Literatur und Kultur 2016 Bd. 108, Heft 4 (2016), Seite 639-640
Uniform Title:
Kinder- und Hausmärchen
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Zipes, Jack Grimm Legacies
DDC:
398.20943
Keywords:
Grimm, Jacob Influence
;
Grimm, Wilhelm Influence
;
Fairy tales History and criticism
;
Tales History and criticism
;
Folklorists
;
Kinder- und Hausmärchen
;
Rezeption
Abstract:
"In Grimm Legacies, esteemed literary scholar Jack Zipes explores the legacy of the Brothers Grimm in Europe and North America, from the nineteenth century to the present. Zipes reveals how the Grimms came to play a pivotal and unusual role in the evolution of Western folklore and in the history of the most significant cultural genre in the world--the fairy tale. Folklorists Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm sought to discover and preserve a rich abundance of stories emanating from an oral tradition, and encouraged friends, colleagues, and strangers to gather and share these tales. As a result, hundreds of thousands of wonderful folk and fairy tales poured into books throughout Europe and have kept coming. Zipes looks at the transformation of the Grimms' tales into children's literature, the Americanization of the tales, the "Grimm" aspects of contemporary tales, and the tales' utopian impulses. He shows that the Grimms were not the first scholars to turn their attention to folk tales, but were vital in expanding readership and setting the high standards for folk tale collecting that continue through the current era. Zipes concludes with a look at contemporary adaptations of the tales and raises questions about authenticity, target audience, and consumerism. With erudition and verve, Grimm Legacies examines the lasting universal influence of two brothers and their collected tales on today's storytelling world. "--
Description / Table of Contents:
Literaturverz. S. 219 - 245
