Introduction of the ebook: Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version

Đánh giá : 4.07 /5 (sao)

Two hundred years ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children’s and Household Tales. Now, at a veritable fairy-tale moment—witness the popular television shows Grimm and Once Upon a Time and this year’s two movie adaptations of “Snow White”—Philip Pullman, one of the most popular authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the imm Two hundred years ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children’s and Household Tales. Now, at a veritable fairy-tale moment—witness the popular television shows Grimm and Once Upon a Time and this year’s two movie adaptations of “Snow White”—Philip Pullman, one of the most popular authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm.

From much-loved stories like “Cinderella” and “Rumpelstiltskin,” “Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Gretel” to lesser-known treasures like “Briar-Rose,” “Thousandfurs,” and “The Girl with No Hands,” Pullman retells his fifty favorites, paying homage to the tales that inspired his unique creative vision—and that continue to cast their spell on the Western imagination. …more

Review ebook Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version

Fairytales are so weird ok. I mean, imagine the Grimm brothers getting the most violent and odd collection of tales together in a book, and then sometime later DISNEY gets a hold of them and says, “These would be perfect soft lovely children’s story.” Like sure, mate. Also how did you come to that conclusion, but you go.

Anyway! I enjoyed reading these in their (slightly edited) original form! I hoped the Pullman commentary would be a bit more…longer or involved? It wasn’t. So that was disappoi Fairytales are so weird ok. I mean, imagine the Grimm brothers getting the most violent and odd collection of tales together in a book, and then sometime later DISNEY gets a hold of them and says, “These would be perfect soft lovely children’s story.” Like sure, mate. Also how did you come to that conclusion, but you go.

Anyway! I enjoyed reading these in their (slightly edited) original form! I hoped the Pullman commentary would be a bit more…longer or involved? It wasn’t. So that was disappointing. But there are so many obscure tales here as well as the good oldies. Ok but for real: wtf are women always an evil tricking witch, an evil stepmother, a princess used as currency, or a maiden needing a husband. This is why Leigh Bardugo rewrote them so properly in The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic. Ok now I have a deep need to reread that… …more


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