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.
"Splendid." --Faith McNulty, The New Yorker
"Clearly the text of choice for any reader... Zipes' edition deserves to become the standard translation." --The German Quarterly
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.
Note to the Expanded Second Edition
Note to the Expanded Third Edition
Once There Were Two Brothers Named Grimm by Jack Zipes
A Note on the Translation
THE COMPLETE FAIRY TALES OF THE BROTHERS
GRIMM
The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich
The Companionship of the Cat and the/qlouse
The Virgin Mary's Child
A Tale About the Boy Who Went Forth
to Learn What Fear Was
The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
Faithful Johannes
The Good Bargain
The Marvelous Minstrel
The Twelve Brothers
Riffraff
Brother and Sister
Rapunzel
The Three Little Gnomes in the Forest
The Three Spinners
Hansel and Gretel
The Three Snake Leaves
The White Snake
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Brave Litde Tailor
Cinderella
The Riddle
The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
Mother Holle
The Seven Ravens
Litde Red Cap
The Bremen Town Musicians
The Singing Bone
The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs
The Louse and the Flea
The Maiden Without Hands
Clever Hans
The Three Languages
Clever Else
The Tailor in Heaven
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