La Belle au bois dormant et autres contes

Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was born in January 4, 1785, in Hanau, Germany. Just over a year later, in February 24, 1786, his little brother Wilhelm Carl Grimm was born. Their father was a lawyer, and they had six more brothers and one sister. In 1802, Jacob went to university to study law at the University of Marburg. As always, his little brother followed him, and entered law school in 1803. During their university years they began to collect folk and fairy tales. Folklore is stories that have been passed down from parents to children, by word of mouth, but at that time many had not been published in books. The Grimms were especially interested in stories that included Germany and German culture. Jacob and Wilhelm published their first book of fairy tales - "Children's and Household Tales" - in 1812. There were 86 folktales. Readers were so happy to see the stories they had been told as children all collected together that the book was a success. In the next volume of "Grimm's Fairy Tales," the brothers added 70 more stories. It went on growing like this for six more editions. Finally, the book contained over 200 stories! It is probably the best-known work of German literature. Even if you don't know the Brothers Grimm, you definitely know a Grimm fairy tale. If only all brothers were as close as the Brothers Grimm. They were always together - even when Wilhelm married his wife Henriette, Jacob continued to live with them! The Brothers Grimm were both professors and scholars. In fact, Jacob Grimm is considered to be the father of the study of German history. They both taught as professors in Germany's capitol, at the University of Berlin. They became known throughout Europe as experts on anything to do with folktales, language, and anything German. They were so into books that they both became librarians as well! During their lifetimes they published many more very important books, including "German Mythology," "Old German Tales," "The History of the German Language," and even the German Dictionary. Grimm fairy tales include stories of kings, magic, and talking animals. Even though the stories are sometimes scary, fairy tales allow us to work through our fears. They often teach us a lesson about moral values, and right and wrong

Contes

Сinquante contes des frères Grimm illustrés par Arthur Rackham et Walter Crane (120 illustrations).

Les Contes de Grimm

Des illustrations au style naïf offrent une lecture nouvelle de ce conte classique, présenté ici dans la version qu'en firent les frères Grimm au XIXe siècle.

Le Petit Chaperon Rouge

" Comme j'aimerais avoir un enfant aussi blanc que la neige, aussi rouge que le sang et aussi noir que l'ébène ! " soupira la reine.
Quelques mois plus tard naissait Blanche-Neige, aussitôt orpheline. Très vite, le roi se remaria. Sa nouvelle femme était terriblement orgueilleuse : elle n'avait de cesse d'interroger son miroir magique pour être sûre d'être la plus belle du royaume. Mais un jour, il lui répondit : " Blanche-Neige est mille fois plus belle que vous ! " Aveuglée par la jalousie, la cruelle reine n'eut plus qu'une idée en tête : tuer la fillette...
Les foisonnants décors au crayon de couleur de Bernadette donnent vie à d'adorables tableaux naïfs comme à d'inquiétants paysages, qui célèbrent tantôt la magie tantôt la noirceur de ce grand conte des frères Grimm.

Blanche-Neige

Les contes sont un monde plein d'enchantement, de formules magiques et de sortilèges. Un monde à des années-lumière de la vie quotidienne, l'univers idéal pour se perdre dans l'aventure et la fantaisie, dont se nourrissent depuis tous les temps petits et grands.
Le prince Grenouille, le Chat botté, Blanche-neige, la Belle au bois dormant, Barbe bleue, La petite sirène, la Reine des neiges... pour ne citer que quelques-uns de ces grands classiques de Grimm, Perrault et Andersen, que ce délicieux recueil, merveilleusement illustré, nous propose de lire et relire, toujours avec plaisir. Il était une fois donc... de malheureuses princesses, de méchantes sorcières, de courageux chevaliers, d'épouvantables dragons mais aussi de gentilles fées, tout ce qu'il faut pour se laisser happer par un décor féérique, tendre et poétique, où tout semble possible, même les happy ends !

Les plus beaux contes des freres grimm, charles perrault et hans christian andersen

Les douze freres

Blanche Neige et Tom Pouce

Sans le sou, les parents d'Hänsel et Gretel décident de les abandonner dans la forêt. Perdus, les enfants se croient sauvés par la maison de pain d'épice...

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