Grimm Ripples: The Legacy of the Grimms' Deutsche Sagen in Northern Europe

by University of Iceland and Terry Gunnell

This book sheds new light on the central role of the Grimms' all too often neglected Deutsche Sagen (German Legends), published in 1816-1818 as a follow up to their famous collection of fairy tales. As the chapters in this book demonstrate, Deutsche Sagen, with its firmly nationalistic title, set in motion a cultural tsunami of folklore collection throughout Northern Europe from Ireland and Estonia, which focused initially on the collection...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004511601
• ISBN13: 9789004511606
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 612 Pages