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Telling tales [electronic resource] : the impact of Germany on English children's books 1780-1918 / David Blamires.

By: Blamires, David [author.]Contributor(s): Open Book Publishers [publisher.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Open Book Publishers, Description: 1 online resource (xi, 459 pages) : illustrationsISBN: 9781906924119Subject(s): Children -- Books and reading | Children's books -- Germany -- History | Children's books -- Great Britain -- History | Children's literature, English -- German influences | Children's literature, English -- History and criticism | English literature -- German influencesOnline resources: Connect to e-book | Connect to cover image
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen -- 2. A World of Discovery: Joachim Heirich Campe -- 3. Elements of Morality: Salzmann and Wollstonecraft -- 4. Musäus and the Beginnings of the Fairytale -- 5. Discovering Germany -- 6. The Swiss Family Robinson -- 7. Moral, Didactic and Religious Tales -- 8. Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué: Undine and Sintram -- 9. Adelbert von Chamisso's Peter Schlemihl -- 10. The Fairytales of the Brothers Grimm -- 11. The Fairytales of Wilhelm Hauff -- 12. The Folktale Tradition in Germany -- 13. E. T. A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker and Mouse King -- 14. Lesser Fairytales Authors -- 15. Clemens Brentano's Fairytales -- 16. Learning about German History -- 17. The Thirty Years War -- 18. Historical Tales and Adventure Stories -- 19. Picture Books -- 20. Sigfried and the Nibelungenlied -- 21. The Franco-Prussian War -- 22. German Books for Girls -- 23. Children's Books and the First World War -- Primary Texts -- Select -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "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."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliography (pages 441-447) and index.

Introduction -- 1. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen -- 2. A World of Discovery: Joachim Heirich Campe -- 3. Elements of Morality: Salzmann and Wollstonecraft -- 4. Musäus and the Beginnings of the Fairytale -- 5. Discovering Germany -- 6. The Swiss Family Robinson -- 7. Moral, Didactic and Religious Tales -- 8. Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué: Undine and Sintram -- 9. Adelbert von Chamisso's Peter Schlemihl -- 10. The Fairytales of the Brothers Grimm -- 11. The Fairytales of Wilhelm Hauff -- 12. The Folktale Tradition in Germany -- 13. E. T. A. Hoffmann's Nutcracker and Mouse King -- 14. Lesser Fairytales Authors -- 15. Clemens Brentano's Fairytales -- 16. Learning about German History -- 17. The Thirty Years War -- 18. Historical Tales and Adventure Stories -- 19. Picture Books -- 20. Sigfried and the Nibelungenlied -- 21. The Franco-Prussian War -- 22. German Books for Girls -- 23. Children's Books and the First World War -- Primary Texts -- Select -- Bibliography -- Index.

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"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."--Publisher's website.

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Telling Tales: The Impact of Germany on English Children's Books 1780-1918 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales License. For more detailed information consult the publisher's website.

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