Children's and home tales. Grimm Wilhelm, Grimm Jacob

The names of the Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm brothers, great German folklorists, authors of the most famous "children's and domestic fairy tales", are probably known to everyone from early childhood. But few people know that in Russian this meeting was never properly published.

filled with life, which stored the salt of the land that gave rise to them, these wonderful stories for half a century were carefully recorded by brothers obsessed with love for the word, the legacy of the ancestors, creating the power of a folk genius. Tales were preserved from oblivion, becoming an invaluable property of all mankind.

One of the highest achievements of German romanticism, this collection turned the story of a fairy tale, inspired the gatherers of many countries, gave rise to a galaxy of wonderful researchers, stimulated the development of new scientific disciplines, and once and He forever changed children's literature.

the translation published in this publication is the result of a long-term, begun in the 1970s, the ascetic work of one of the best domestic translators K.M. Azadovsky. He managed to maintain that freshness and liveliness, the great simplicity that marked the famous fairy tales, to convey a unique style, which won even the special name of the Grimmovsky. Translated by the colorful language, preserving the life -giving spirit, saturated with echoes of the original Germanic mythology, fairy tales at the same time happily avoided excessive Russification, which is inherent in most known translations.

In addition to fairy tales and children's legends, the publication also included texts excluded by the brothers From the latest publication, but at the same time representing undoubted value and sometimes even very famous (as, for example, the German version of the “blue beard” and “cat in boots”). HER. Dmitrieva, dedicated to the life and creativity of the brothers, as well as a thorough commentary, which traces the path of every fairy tale, up to its deep roots.

The basis of the design of the real edition is the classic work of the outstanding Precrataelite artist Walter Crane

It is recommended the widest circle of readers.