Introduction to Grimm’s Fairy Tales (title, author, main content of the book)

1. Introduction to "Grimm's Fairy Tales"

"Grimm's Fairy Tales" are German folk tales collected, organized and processed by the German linguists Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm brothers. literature. There are more than 200 stories in "Grimm's Fairy Tales", most of which are derived from folk oral legends. Among them, "Cinderella", "Snow White", "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Frog Prince" and other fairy tales are relatively famous.

It is a classic of world fairy tales. Since its inception, it has had a wide influence all over the world. The Brothers Grimm use their rich imagination and beautiful language to tell children magical and romantic fairy tales. In China, Japan and Taiwan, China also have story collections based on "Grimm's Fairy Tales".

2. About the author

Jacob Green (January 4, 1785 - September 20, 1863), a German linguist, and his brother Wilhelm Green ( February 24, 1786 - December 16, 1859) had contacts with romanticists, but his thoughts tended to be bourgeois liberal.

Since 1806, the Brothers Grimm have been committed to the collection, arrangement and research of folk fairy tales and legends, and published "Children and Family Fairy Tales" (two volumes) and "German Legends" (German Legends) two volumes).

Jacob also published "German Mythology", and William published "On Ancient German Folk Songs" and "Legends of German Heroes". From 1806 to 1826, Jakob also studied linguistics and wrote the four-volume masterpiece "German Grammar", which is a historical grammar and later generations called it a basic tutorial on Germanic languages.

Extended information:

"Grimm's Fairy Tales" has a wide range of contents and diverse genres. In addition to fairy tales, there are also folk tales, jokes, fables, etc. The stories are roughly divided into three categories: First, stories about gods and demons, such as "Cinderella", "Snow White", "Princess Rose", "The Frog Prince", "The Dwarf and the Old Shoemaker", "The Monster in the Glass Bottle", etc. , these stories have twists and turns, are thrilling, strange and unpredictable.

The second is anthropomorphic fairy tales with animals as the protagonists, such as "Cat and Mouse", "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats", "The Golden Bird", etc. The animals in these stories are both humane and possessive. Animal characteristics, vivid and cute. The third is stories based on daily life, such as "Happy Hans", "Three Brothers", etc. The characters in these stories are hardworking, simple, humorous and cute.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Grimm's Fairy Tales (Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm)