Book Details

Imprint: EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd.

Publication Year: 2022

Number of Pages: 262

Contributors

Author Info: Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm popularly known as ‘Grimm Brothers’ were born in Hunan Germany. From their childhood till their death, the brothers were close friends, always complementing each other. After completing their graduation from Kassel School, the Grimm brothers pursued their education at Marburg University, with the motive of becoming lawyers. Even after having a firm intention to be a lawyer, their natural inclinations let them turn towards a completely different direction - The study of foreign and German literature. With the intent to research about the scholarly treatise on folk tales, the Grimm Brothers formed a methodology for assembling and recording folk stories. Between 1812 -1857 their first collection was revised and republished many times, which eventually increased 86 stories to more than 200. The popularity of the Grimm Brothers collected folk tales has endured well. These stories have been translated in more than 100 languages and have been adapted by many filmmakers till date. Grimm’s Hansel And Gretel is a tale of folktale type. The story is about a little step brother and little step sister which was set in medieval Germany. It has been adopted by various media houses.