Such media have existed for hundreds of years in multiple cultures. They provide a clear look at the attitudes and beliefs of the time and culture in which they were written. For example, Charles Perrault’s version of the story “Hansel and Gretel” gives readers insight into what it meant to be a lower class in […]
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“Free” and “Cheap” are 2 words Coloradans love to here almost as much as “Outdoor” and “Movies.” These summer film series around Denver are going to draw big crowds, but it’s not the economy stupid, it’s just good fun. Alamo Drafthouse Aspen Grove Free Family Film Series The Alamo Drafthouse is opening a theater in […]
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, two of the most famous names in childhood fairy tales. Jacob (born January 4, 1785 th, 1785) and Wilhelm (born February 24 th, 1786) in Hanau, Germany (who 2). The children were separated from each other for about a year, and were very close all their lives, largely (it is thought) […]
My copy of “The Juniper Tree” is an anonymous English translation published by Barnes and Noble in the book “Grimm’s Fairy Tales”. In this translation, the plot of “The Juniper Tree” differs from the original work of the Brothers Grimm. He omits his father’s involuntary cannibalism. As a result, the translator had to make other […]
Folklore is not solely a European invention. All cultures from all nationalities have their own folklore. Even in the United States we find American folklore in the disguise of Tall Tales brimming with characters like Paul Bunyan, Babe the Blue Ox, Pecos Bill, Big Foot Wallace, Davy Crockett, Brer Rabbit and many more. Folklore can […]
“Briar Rose” is a Grimm fairy tale in which a princess sleeps for one hundred years. Perrault also tells us about this sleepy princess, but his story differs from that of the Grimm brothers in many ways. Like the Grimm version, Perrault’s tale begins with the birth of a princess. Seven fairies who lived in […]