More than 200 years ago, two brothers from Kassel, Jacob and
Wilhelm Grimm, published the first volume of their collection of
German folktales. Over time the stories in their collection grew
until finally they numbered 200 fairy tales and ten legends. What
was initially an attempt to preserve German traditions for
posterity is today the most widely read collection of stories after
the Bible. From Snow White to Cinderella and Rapunzel to
Rumpelstiltskin, the Brothers Grimm left behind a canon of fairy
tales that have become classics of children's literature, part of
the UNESCO world heritage, and an indispensable piece of our
history and culture. Hans Christian Andersen's own life seemed to
be out of a fairy tale-Charles Dickens was among his friends and
admirers, and European princes held him in high regard. Through
determination, talent, many a fortunate coincidence, and an
exuberant imagination, he came out of impoverished circumstances to
write himself into world literature. A fairytale kingdom without
Andersen would be very impoverished itself and would have to do
without characters such as the Snow Queen, the Princess and the
Pea, Thumbelina or the Little Match Girl, but also many previously
inanimate items which Andersen brought to life: silver shillings
and darning needles, and especially his Steadfast Tin Soldier. The
Grimms' and Andersen's tales have inspired generations of artists,
and each fairy tale in this volume is colorfully interpreted by a
famous illustrator: legends such as Kay Nielsen (a leading exponent
of the Golden Age of Illustration that ended in the 1920s), the
Arts and Crafts master Walter Crane, Arthur Rackham, and the Swiss
commercial artist Herbert Leupin. Alongside are silhouettes from
historical publications as well as new vignettes that were made
especially for this edition, which dance across the pages in an
intricate shadow play. Introductory essays, on the fairy tales of
the Brothers Grimm as reflected in art and on Andersen as the heart
and soul of the modern fairy tale, complement these flights of
fancy, as do the short summaries on each fairy tale and artists'
biographies. This double-sided book contains the fairy tales of the
Brothers Grimm on one side and Hans Christian Andersen's tales on
the other, each with its own cover. The following fairy tales are
included: The Brothers Grimm: The Frog Prince, The Wolf and the
Seven Little Goats, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, The Brave Little
Tailor, Cinderella, Mother Holle, Little Red Riding Hood, The
Bremen Town Musicians, The Shoemaker and the Elves, Tom Thumb's
Travels, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, The Three
Feathers, The Golden Goose, The Goose Girl, The Twelve Dancing
Princesses, The Star Coins, The Hare and the Hedgehog, Puss 'n
Boots Hans Christian Andersen: The Princess and the Pea, The
Nightingale, The Swineherd, The Emperor's New Clothes, Twelve by
Mail Coach, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, The Snow Queen, Ole
Shut-Eye, The Ugly Duckling, Little Ida's Flowers, The Shepherdess
and the Chimney Sweep, The Flying Trunk, The Little Match Girl, The
Tinderbox About the series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work
as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous
with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world
curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an
unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books
by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new
editions of some of the stars of our program-now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
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