grimm+brothers

Grimm brothers Final draft


 * Letter to the Grimm Brothers**[[image:http://perifericbiennial.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/doppelportrait_grimm.jpg width="134" height="137" align="left" caption="Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm"]] [[image:http://agirlsnotebook.page.ph/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/grimm-brothers.jpg align="right" caption="The Grimm Brothers"]]

Dear Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, How are you? Have you written any more fairy tales lately? Jakob you were born on January 4, 1785 and Wilhelm, you were born on February 24, 1786. What was it like where you were born we heard you were born in Hanau Hanau ? To think you would end up doing so many great things in your life. We heard that you two spent years collecting and researching folk tales in the early 19th century. We loved the fairy tales that you wrote such as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and many more. We can't believe that in the Grimm's Fairy tales book there were 209 fairy tales in it ! Just think, you started collecting stories around 1807. And how you made a German Historical Dictionary with 16 volumes, that was amazing. We heard you also wrote a definitive dictionary of the german language the first cody was published in 1854. We remember when you published your first volume of fairy tales in 1812. It's cool how you got your stories from villagers and peasants.

Wilhelm, how has your wife been since you married her in 1825 ? Have you and Jakob split up yet? You spent most of your childhood together. Can you believe that you were studying legal studies at the University of Marburg. You also started school in Kassel, the same town that the University of Marburg is in. We heard that your storys commonly had voilent endings .We heard that your stories have been known for many years in the western world. Were you sad when 3 of you siblings died when they were infants ? It is also sad that your father died and you had to move. It is so sad that he died when Jakob was only 11 years old. We think <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">having no father could be one of the reasons you have female villains in your stories such as Cinderella with her evil stepmother.

Jakob, was it a great experience <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">being the librarian to the King of Westphalia in 1808 when you got that job? And in <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">1816 when you became the librarian in Kassel where Wilhelm was employed ? And the reason you took that job was even greater! Why did you spend so long gathering data for your dictionary? We heard that your father was once employed by the prince of Hesse. You needed to support your family when <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">your mother died on May 27, 1808. Even though in your fairy tales <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Jakob did more of the research and Wilhelm put it into a story, they were all amazing!

In <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">1837 when you joined five of your colleague professors and protested against the abolition of the liberal constitution of the state of Hanover by King Ernest Augustus 1 of Hanover. We think it's cool that the relationship between words soon was called Grimm's law. We thought that was interesting, we didn't expect you to do that. Whats it like to have had four other sibblings i think it was stressful. We remember when you guys were so young and the <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Grimm family lived near the magistrates' house in 1790-1796 when your <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">father was employed by the Prince of Hessen. We heard that Jacob never got married why was that? We think that it is an honor that <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Disney made a movie of Cinderella and other Grimm Brother stories. It's also interesting how <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">some French tales have entered the Grimm Brothers collection of stories. We heard that you <span style="color: rgb(0,255,244);">were <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">figures of major importance for folklore studies throughout Europe. What was it like <span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);">publishing that book in 1812, was it exciting? We think it's great that you edited or wrote 35 books. How did it feel to be<span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);"> highly respected through out Europe ? Is it true that you two interested in older languages as you got older. Did you base any of your books off of people, like how <span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);">in your books you make the father and mother the enemy because you blamed your father for dieing ? Well I guess this is all we have to say. Your friends, <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Miranda Mellen and <span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);">Khayman Hale

rough draft


 * Letter To The Grimm Brothers**

Dear Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm,

How are you? Have you written any more fairy tales lately? Jakob you were <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">born on January 4, 1785 and Wilhelm, you were <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">born on February 24, 1786. To think you would end up doing so many great things in your life. We loved the fairy tales that you <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">wrote such as Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and many more. We can't believe that <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">in The Grimm's Fairy tales book there were 209 fairy tales in it! <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">Just think, you <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);"> started collecting stories around 1807. And how <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">you made a German Historical Dictionary with 16 volumes, that was amazing. We remember when<span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);"> you published your first volume of fairy tales in 1812. It's cool how <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">you got your stories from villagers and peasants.

Wilhelm, how has your wife been since <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">you married her in 1825 ? Have you and Jakob split up yet? You <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">spent most of your childhood together. Can you believe that <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">you were studying legal studies at the University of Marburg. You also <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">started school in Kassel, the same town that the University of Marburg is. We heard that your story's have been <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">know for many years in the western world. Were you sad when <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">3 of your siblings died when they were infants ? It is also sad that your<span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);"> father died and you had to move. It is so sad that <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">he died when Jakob was only 11 years old. We think <span style="color: rgb(25,48,204);">having no father could be one of the reasons you have female villains in your stories such as Cinderella with her evil stepmother. <span style="color: rgb(87,229,223);"> Jakob, was it a great experience <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">being the librarian to the king of Westphalia in 1808 when you got that job? And in <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">1816 when you became the librarian in Kassel where Wilhelm was employed <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">? And the reason you took that job was even greater! You needed to <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">support your family when your mother died on May 27, 1808 <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">. Even though in your fairy tales <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">Jakob did more of the research and Wilhelm put it into a story, they were all amazing!

In <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">1837 when you joined five of your colleague professors and protested against the abolition of the liberal constitution of the state of Hanover by King Ernest Augustus 1 of Hanover. We thought that was interesting, we didn't expect you to do that. We remember when you guys were so young and the <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">Grimm family lived near the magistrates' house in 1790-1796 when your <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">father was employed by the Prince of Hessen. We think that it is an honor that <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">Disney made a movie of cinderella and other grimm brother stories. It's also interesting how <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">some French tales have entered the Grimm Brothers collection of stories. What was it like<span style="color: rgb(3,226,220);"> publishing that book in 1812 was it exciting. how did it feel be <span style="color: rgb(2,227,218);">highly respected though out Europe. I heard that together you <span style="color: rgb(27,246,248);">made several more <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">scholarly studies and editions. Did you base any of your books off people, like how <span style="color: rgb(3,252,232);">your books make the father the enemy because you blamed your father for dieing. Well I guess this is all we have to say. Your friends, Miranda Mellen and Khayman Hale

Notes: <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Miranda Mellen <span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);"> []


 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">[|Jakob] (January 4, 1785-September 20, 1863) and [|Wilhelm Grimm] (February 24, 1786-December 16, 1859)
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">They were among a family of nine children, only six of whom survived infancy.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">The Grimm family lived near the magistrates' house between 1790 and 1796 while the father was employed by the Prince of Hessen.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">When the eldest brother Jakob was eleven years old their father, Philip Wilhelm, died and the family moved into a cramped urban residence.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Two years later, the children's grandfather also died, leaving them and their mother to struggle in reduced circumstances.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">it has been argued <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128); white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">that this is the reason behind the Brothers tendency to idealize and excuse fathers, leaving a predominance of female villains in the tales—the infamous [|wicked stepmothers], for example, the evil stepmother and stepsisters in “Cinderella”.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">In 1808, Jakob was named [|court librarian] to the [|King of Westphalia].
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">In 1812 the Grimm brothers published their first volume of fairy tales. They had received their stories from peasants and villagers, and controversially from other sources such as already published works from other cultures and languages.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">In their collaboration, Jakob did more of the research, while Wilhelm, more fragile, put it into literary form and provided the childlike style.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">In 1816 Jakob became librarian in Kassel, where Wilhelm was also employed.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Between 1816 and 1818 they published two volumes of German legends and also a volume of early literary history.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Their last years were spent in writing a definitive [|dictionary of the German language], the first volume being published in 1854; it was carried on by future generations.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Wilhelm died in Berlin on December 16, 1859, while Jakob continued work on the dictionary and related projects until his death in Berlin on September 20, 1863.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">The Brothers Grimm began collecting folk tales around 1807

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<span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">In 1837, the Brothers Grimm joined five of their colleague professors at the University of Göttingen to protest against the abolition of the liberal constitution of the state of Hanover by King Ernest Augustus I of Hanover.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Along with the original German works, many originally French tales entered the Brothers Grimm collection through a Huguenot tale-teller that the Grimms used as one of their main sources.

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<span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);"> <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Wilhelm married in 1825, but Jacob never wed and for most of his life lived in his brother's home.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">The brothers also began a German historical dictionary, the enormous //Deutsches Worterbook//, which ran to 16 volumes when it was finally completed by others in 1954.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">The Grimm fairy tale //Snow-White and Rose-Red// was made into the animated film //Snow White and the Seven Dwarves// by [|Walt Disney]. Disney also adapted //Cinderella// as an animated short in 1922 and a full feature in 1950.

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 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">As small children they spent most of their time together; aside from a brief period of living apart, they were to remain together for the rest of their lives.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">The brothers first attended school in Kassel, Germany, and then they began legal studies at the University of Marburg.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">In later years their interest in older literature led the Grimm brothers to a study of older languages and their relationship to modern German. Jakob especially began to specialize in the history and structure of the German language.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">As professor, Jakob held lectures on linguistics and cultural history. Wilhelm also attained the rank of professor in 1835.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">Both were dismissed in 1835 for political reasons. (They had joined in signing a protest against the King's decision to abolish the Hanover constitution.)

[] <span style="color: rgb(87,229,223);"> <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">khayman note: http://www.google.com/archivesearch?q=grimm+brothers&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&scoring=t&ei=6RjRSY6VC4eLnAfos_1p&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&resnum=11&ct=title
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">**1791.** The Grimm family moves to Steinau.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">**1798**. Jacob and Wilhelm move to Kassel, their mother's home city, to enter secondary school. The 13 and 14 year old boys will live with an aunt.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">**1802**. Jacob begins his study of law at the University of Marburg.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">**1803**. Wilhelm begins his study of law at the University of Marburg.
 * <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128);">**1808**. Dorothea Grimm, mother of eight Grimm brothers and one Grimm sister, dies May 27, 1808, at the age of 52. In order to support his younger brothers and sister, Jacob takes a position as a librarian at Kassel. Wilhelm will follow soon.
 * <span style="color: rgb(153,15,153);">**1816, 1818**. The Grimms publish two volumes of //Deutsche Sagen//, a collection totalling 585 German legends.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">The picturesque castle, built in **1630**, is said to have inspired the **Grimm Brother's** fairy tales.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">the **Grimm brothers**’ encyclopedic compendium of fairy and folk tales unites two seemingly contradictory cultural tendencies
 * <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">The German brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm spent years collecting and researching folk tales early in the 19th century.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">They published //Children and Household Tales// in 1812, a collection which became known as "Grimm's Fairy Tales."
 * <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">Together and separately, they also produced many other scholarly studies and editions. Wilhelm's chief solo work was //The German Heroic Tale German// //Mythology// (1835) was a highly influential study of per-Christian German faith and superstition.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">The Brothers Grimm were figures of major importance for folklore studies throughout Europe, but it is only relevant here to speak of their impact in England.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">When the eldest brother Jakob was eleven years old their father, Philip Wilhelm, died and the family moved into a cramped urban residence.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">Two years later, the children's grandfather also died, leaving them and their mother to struggle in reduced circumstances. It has been argued <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232); white-space: nowrap;"> <span style="color: rgb(5,245,232);">that this is the reason behind the Brothers tendency to idealize and excuse fathers, leaving a predominance of female villains in the tales.