The Grimm Brothers and the Germanic Past

The pioneering work of Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm in the areas of Germanic comparative and historical linguistics, lexicography, philology, and medieval studies places them squarely among the most important figures in the history of the language sciences. The contributions to this volume present a fascinating and timely reevaluation and reaffirmation of the significance of the Grimm Brothers work in these areas, all of which the Grimms viewed as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027245398
• ISBN13: 9789027245397
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Length: 162 Pages