Paths through the forest : a biography of the brothers Grimm

Date:

1971.

Author:

Peppard, Murray B., 1917- author.

Collecting Area:

Rare Books

Call Number:

PD 64 G7 P4 LOCAL

Publisher:

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

ISBN:

0030850762

Abstract:

The brothers who collected "Little Red Riding Hood" were born in Hesse while Napoleon's armies were sweeping through Europe. Trained as librarians and inspired by their love of their own heritage and language which was under threat from the French domination, they began collecting folklore in nearby Hessian villages and the surrounding countryside. They then began looking at nearly forgotten legends and epic poems, which led to a study of archaic linguistic forms. They are now known as the men who collected German folklore, but also as the pioneers of modern philology. Their German dictionary is a monumental testimony of their work.

Physical Description:

xvi, 266 pages : portrait ; 22 cm

Notes:

Special Collections' copy is from the Marcia Brown Collection. LOCAL

Subjects:

Philologists Germany Biography, Fairy tales Germany History and criticism, Fairy tales, and Philologists

Genres/Forms:

Biographies, Criticism, interpretation, etc, and Biographies. lcgft

Names:

Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863, Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859, Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863, and Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859

Geographic Terms:

Germany