The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm : All-New Third Edition

The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm : All-New Third Edition
ISBN: 9780553382167
Publication Date: 1 January 2003

Includes the best-loved classics - plus 29 tales published in English for the first time

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.

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.

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.

About the Author

Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (1785-1863) collected and published Germanic and European folk and fairy tales during the early to mid 19th century. Some of the world's most classic and beloved stories have been published by them, including Rumplestiltskin, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and many more.