Telling Tales

The Impact of Germany on English Children’s Books 1780-1918

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Author(s)
Blamires, David
Collection
ScholarLed
Language
English
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Abstract
Germany has had a profound influence on English stories for children. The Brothers Grimm, The Swiss Family Robinson and Johanna Spyri’s Heidi quickly became classics but, as David Blamires clearly articulates in this volume, many other works have been fundamental in the development of English children’s stories during the 19th century and beyond. Telling Tales is the first comprehensive study of the impact of Germany on English children’s books, covering the period from 1780 to the First World War. Beginning with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, moving through the classics and including many other collections of fairytales and legends, it covers a wealth of translated and adapted material.
URI
https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/172233
Keywords
heidi; fairytales; brothers grimm; baron munchausen; swiss family robinson; nutcracker; children's literature; german literature; Fairy tale; London; thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSY Children’s and teenage literature studies: general
DOI
10.11647/OBP.0004
Publisher
Open Book Publishers
Publisher website
https://www.openbookpublishers.com
Publication date and place
2009
Pages
470