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The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers GrimmPerhaps 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
...(more) 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(less)
Alone the introduction to this book is worth the the price. One can read about the meaning of tales, for example how Freud saw it and how Jung found the value (dreams) in it. Or how the brothers Grimm worked hard to put this tales together. BTW: Both of the Grimm brothers was fine human beings, their goal to unite Germany (under a democratic governement), and free the German speaking people from the unbeliveable dictatur of the monarchs, and despotes wasn't acomplished in their lifetime.
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