Handbuch zu den ""Kinder- und Hausmärchen"" der Brüder Grimm (German Edition)

This handbook is the first work to document all the fairy tales which appeared in the Grimm Brothers' lifetime and locates them in their historico-cultural context. There is a detailed commentary on each tale, which draws on the most important international research literature; particular attention is paid both to thematic links within the collection and to the Tales' continued survival and revitali-sation in the most varied literary genres and audio-visual media. The Guide contains comprehensive indexes of names, works and subjects, together with indexes of titles, types of tale, motifs, sources and contributors.