Topic: I found a book in Costgo.
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM started this discussion 8 years ago #72,308
"Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales"
I felt intrigued for the longest time about some of these classic fairytales, but at the source, and since the Brothers Grimm were the originators of most of the popular fairytales. Why not look at them for the original iterations? Plus aren't the original stories darker since fairytales existed to scare children into behaving? This seems like a nice find and it was the last one there.
The cover looks nice too. Like an old storybook. There were others there that I wanted too. A H.P. Lovecraft collection, a science fiction collection, and even a Mark Twain collection.
Now I just have to work on my reading stamina.
I felt intrigued for the longest time about some of these classic fairytales, but at the source, and since the Brothers Grimm were the originators of most of the popular fairytales. Why not look at them for the original iterations? Plus aren't the original stories darker since fairytales existed to scare children into behaving? This seems like a nice find and it was the last one there.
The cover looks nice too. Like an old storybook. There were others there that I wanted too. A H.P. Lovecraft collection, a science fiction collection, and even a Mark Twain collection.
Now I just have to work on my reading stamina.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #866,706
> costgo
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Meta joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,707
You could even start writing your own stories based on them. I mean if Disney can do it why not you?
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 10 minutes later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,714
@previous (Meta)
Oh, I already write stories in notepad and other word processing programs, I want to read so I could become a better writer and indulge in some of the classic stories which fortunately for me, most are in the public domain.
I just read "Little Red Cap".
Oh, I already write stories in notepad and other word processing programs, I want to read so I could become a better writer and indulge in some of the classic stories which fortunately for me, most are in the public domain.
I just read "Little Red Cap".
kook !!OPZbEQMT1 joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 45 seconds later, 16 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,716
I'm glad that you're reading
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@866,714 (Catherine !TGirlYJKXM)
I like notepad for writing too. It's just so much faster and simpler than Word. It just gets out of your way and lets the text flow. There's nothing to get in your way. You can always load it into Word and make the formatting pretty later.
I like notepad for writing too. It's just so much faster and simpler than Word. It just gets out of your way and lets the text flow. There's nothing to get in your way. You can always load it into Word and make the formatting pretty later.
beckyderp !TNyDikii4A joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 52 seconds later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,721
fags
kook !!OPZbEQMT1 replied with this 8 years ago, 50 seconds later, 20 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,722
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 3 minutes later, 23 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,723
The Grimm brothers simply collected and published existing works. They aren't the origin of these tales.
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Catherine !TGirlYJKXM (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 11 minutes later, 35 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,732
@866,723 (G)
Oh? I did not know that. Are the origins of the tales unknown or are there some names that could be associated with them?
Oh? I did not know that. Are the origins of the tales unknown or are there some names that could be associated with them?
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM (OP) double-posted this 8 years ago, 32 seconds later, 36 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,733
Anonymous G replied with this 8 years ago, 4 minutes later, 40 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,736
@866,732 (Catherine !TGirlYJKXM)
a lot of them began as oral tales, passed on from generation to generation so its pretty hard to give definite answers, but the Brothers Grimm invented folklore studies, which will tell you a lot more if you start duckduckgoing.
a lot of them began as oral tales, passed on from generation to generation so its pretty hard to give definite answers, but the Brothers Grimm invented folklore studies, which will tell you a lot more if you start duckduckgoing.
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16bitch !BMhSp1fpyA joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 12 minutes later, 56 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,741
I have this book, and many of the stories I really like. It's especially cool to read some of the more popular ones and see the differences between them and the Disney versions.
kook !!OPZbEQMT1 replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 57 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #866,742
@866,736 (G)
I read somewhere that the Grimm brothers probably sanitized the stories a bit themselves
I read somewhere that the Grimm brothers probably sanitized the stories a bit themselves
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #866,746
@866,736 (G)
I just read about that in the book's introduction. It also said that fairy tales were the works of low culture in comparison to the tales of valiant knights which were something that the rich paid poets to produce.
@previous (kook !!OPZbEQMT1)
I didn't know the hunter in Little Red Riding Hood (Cap) cut open the wolf and then the wolf had his belly full of stones.
I just read about that in the book's introduction. It also said that fairy tales were the works of low culture in comparison to the tales of valiant knights which were something that the rich paid poets to produce.
@previous (kook !!OPZbEQMT1)
I didn't know the hunter in Little Red Riding Hood (Cap) cut open the wolf and then the wolf had his belly full of stones.
16bitch !BMhSp1fpyA replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #866,747
Anonymous G replied with this 8 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #866,749
@866,746 (Catherine !TGirlYJKXM)
i have a music video you will like with your newfound knowledge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqxhTTgjKI
i have a music video you will like with your newfound knowledge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqxhTTgjKI
Anonymous H replied with this 8 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #866,755
kook !!OPZbEQMT1 replied with this 8 years ago, 14 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #866,758
@866,746 (Catherine !TGirlYJKXM)
In particular, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and Snow white have big differences
In particular, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and Snow white have big differences
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 10 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #866,761
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM (OP) double-posted this 8 years ago, 18 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #866,762
kook !!OPZbEQMT1 replied with this 8 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #866,767
@866,761 (Catherine !TGirlYJKXM)
I've read that everytime that a story mentions a step mother, it is because the brother changed it from a real mother
I've read that everytime that a story mentions a step mother, it is because the brother changed it from a real mother
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 20 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #867,067
The introduction made a mention of anti-Semitism and how the Jews were forced to survive off of other people's misery which gained them a scornful reputation. This was in there to explain why in such tales as The Jew Among Thorns the word was used synonymously with "thief".