The Brothers Grimm: A Biography
Autor Ann Schmiesingen Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 oct 2024
A New Yorker “Best Book of 2024” Selection
“Ann Schmiesing . . . has brought the brothers to life in their fullness.”—Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal
“Magisterial.”—Kirkus Reviews
More than two hundred years ago, the German brothers Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) published a collection of fairy tales that remains famous the world over. It has been translated into some 170 languages—more than any other German book—and the Brothers Grimm are among the top dozen most translated authors in the world. In addition to collecting tales, the Grimms were mythographers, linguists, librarians, civil servants, and above all the closest of brothers, but until now, the full story of their lifelong endeavor to preserve and articulate a German cultural identity has not been well known.
Drawing on deep archival research and decades of scholarship, Ann Schmiesing tells the affecting story of how the Grimms’ ambitious projects gave the brothers a sense of self-preservation through the atrocities of the Napoleonic Wars and a series of personal losses. They produced a vast corpus of work on mythology and medieval literature, embarked on a monumental German dictionary project, and broke scholarly ground with Jacob’s linguistic discovery known as Grimm’s Law. Setting their story against a rich historical backdrop, Schmiesing offers a fresh consideration of the profound and yet complicated legacy of the Brothers Grimm.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780300221756
ISBN-10: 0300221754
Pagini: 360
Ilustrații: 25 b-w illus.
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300221754
Pagini: 360
Ilustrații: 25 b-w illus.
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.66 kg
Editura: Yale University Press
Colecția Yale University Press
Recenzii
“Ann Schmiesing tells the tale behind the tales. . . . [She] has brought the brothers to life in their fullness.”—Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal
“Schmiesing’s biography of the Grimms is the first major English-language one in decades . . . [and] presents findings that complicate the brothers’ image.”—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker
“As Ann Schmiesing makes clear, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were far more than just compilers of fairy tales. They were, above all, scholars and celebrants of medieval German language and culture . . . [while] populating our imaginations with immortal characters and the plot arcs of much of our fiction and drama.”—Michael Dirda, Washington Post
A New Yorker “Best Book of 2024” Selection
“First-rate. . . . Rich in history and insight, this stands as the new authoritative biography on the famed fairy tale collectors.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Impeccably researched and scholarly. . . . Schmiesing draws a vivid and often light-hearted picture of the Grimms’ circle of collaborators and friends, from gatherings of passionate medieval revivalists to endless bickering over authenticity. She loves her subjects and she conveys the delight of discovery and connection.”—Lucy Lethbridge, Literary Review
“Magisterial.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Engaging. . . . Readers will delight to learn how tales featuring Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, and Little Red Riding Hood became and remain central cultural touchstones and beloved tales often shared, read, and reread.”—Bill Kelly, Booklist
“What Ann Schmiesing does so memorably and so well is place [the brothers’] lives and achievements in the context of the upheavals of the Napoleonic era in which they lived. . . . The Brothers Grimm is a pleasure to read, and in its own way is as captivating as any tale that begins with ‘Once upon a time.’”—Jim Kelly, Air Mail, “Editor’s Picks”
“[A] brief, eloquent, and moving biography . . . bound to prove enlightening to English-language readers.”—David Mason, Hudson Review
“Ann Schmiesing’s The Brothers Grimm: A Biography is the most thorough and important study of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the English-speaking world. It demonstrates that the talented brothers were more than collectors of wondrous fairy tales. They were gifted men of integrity once upon a revolutionary time. This book is a major accomplishment.”—Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota
“Schmiesing’s wonderfully lucid and accessible biography of the Brothers Grimm is indispensable reading for all who want to learn about the context, origin, and development of the world’s most famous fairy tale collection.”—Jakob Norberg, author of The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism
“At long last—an authoritative biography in English of the remarkable Brothers Grimm. Rich in details and insights, Ann Schmiesing’s unparalleled account draws on up-to-date research and her extensive knowledge of the brothers’ extraordinary lives and times.”—Donald Haase, Wayne State University
“Schmiesing’s biography of the Grimms is the first major English-language one in decades . . . [and] presents findings that complicate the brothers’ image.”—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker
“As Ann Schmiesing makes clear, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were far more than just compilers of fairy tales. They were, above all, scholars and celebrants of medieval German language and culture . . . [while] populating our imaginations with immortal characters and the plot arcs of much of our fiction and drama.”—Michael Dirda, Washington Post
A New Yorker “Best Book of 2024” Selection
“First-rate. . . . Rich in history and insight, this stands as the new authoritative biography on the famed fairy tale collectors.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Impeccably researched and scholarly. . . . Schmiesing draws a vivid and often light-hearted picture of the Grimms’ circle of collaborators and friends, from gatherings of passionate medieval revivalists to endless bickering over authenticity. She loves her subjects and she conveys the delight of discovery and connection.”—Lucy Lethbridge, Literary Review
“Magisterial.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Engaging. . . . Readers will delight to learn how tales featuring Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel, and Little Red Riding Hood became and remain central cultural touchstones and beloved tales often shared, read, and reread.”—Bill Kelly, Booklist
“What Ann Schmiesing does so memorably and so well is place [the brothers’] lives and achievements in the context of the upheavals of the Napoleonic era in which they lived. . . . The Brothers Grimm is a pleasure to read, and in its own way is as captivating as any tale that begins with ‘Once upon a time.’”—Jim Kelly, Air Mail, “Editor’s Picks”
“[A] brief, eloquent, and moving biography . . . bound to prove enlightening to English-language readers.”—David Mason, Hudson Review
“Ann Schmiesing’s The Brothers Grimm: A Biography is the most thorough and important study of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the English-speaking world. It demonstrates that the talented brothers were more than collectors of wondrous fairy tales. They were gifted men of integrity once upon a revolutionary time. This book is a major accomplishment.”—Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota
“Schmiesing’s wonderfully lucid and accessible biography of the Brothers Grimm is indispensable reading for all who want to learn about the context, origin, and development of the world’s most famous fairy tale collection.”—Jakob Norberg, author of The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism
“At long last—an authoritative biography in English of the remarkable Brothers Grimm. Rich in details and insights, Ann Schmiesing’s unparalleled account draws on up-to-date research and her extensive knowledge of the brothers’ extraordinary lives and times.”—Donald Haase, Wayne State University
Notă biografică
Ann Schmiesing is professor of German and Scandinavian studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is the author of Disability, Deformity, and Disease in the Grimms’ Fairy Tales. She lives in Longmont, CO.
Descriere
The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers Grimm