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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-10048649991X

ISBN-139780486499918

eBay Product ID (ePID)26038309988

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameOriginal Bavarian Folktales - A Schonwerth Selection : Original Bayerische Volksmarchen - Ausgewahlte Schonwerth-Geschichten

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

SubjectFolklore & Mythology, German

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorFranz Schönwerth

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Social Science

SeriesDover Dual Language German Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal398.209433

SynopsisThe dual-language book contains approximately 150 fairy tales and folk tales taken from a three volume scholarly work collected by Franz von Schönwerth and published in the 1850s. Translator, Charlotte Wolf has transcribed the folk tale selections with the German text on one side and the English translation facing. An introduction will contain critical material, with footnotes, about fairy tales from Germany and from East Bavaria in particular, and on Schönwerth and his legacy. The tales is grouped thematically (e.g., Giants, Death, Witches, etc.), with titles such as "The Spinster Bride," The Hell's Boy from Hirschau," and "The Marriage of [the] Sun and Moon, First dual-language edition of approximately 150 fables from a scholarly work published in the 1850s. Includes Introduction to the stories and thematic groupings of tales of giants, witches, and other supernatural subjects., "While both Original Bavarian Folktales and the Penguin Classic edition of The Turnip Princess ] will give readers ample pleasure, Wolf's conveys a much more accurate idea of Sch nwerth's aims and achievements." -- Times Literary Supplement A contemporary of the Brothers Grimm, Franz Xaver von Sch nwerth collected the folklore, legends, and fairytales of "ordinary folk" in the Upper Palatinate region of his native Bavaria and published them in the 1850s in a three-volume scholarly work. This volume is the first dual-language edition of his tales, which fell into obscurity and have only recently been rediscovered. The 150 fables include "The Spinster Bride," "Pride Will Be Punished," "The Marriage of Sun and Moon," and other enchanting Bavarian folktales. Appropriate for intermediate-level students of German, this volume is equally suited to classroom use and independent study. New English translations appear on pages facing the original German text. An introduction contains footnoted critiques of the stories as well as background material on Sch nwerth and his legacy. Readers will find this book a fascinating collection of little-known folktales as well as a delightful way to improve their German-language skills., "While both [ Original Bavarian Folktales and the Penguin Classic edition of The Turnip Princess ] will give readers ample pleasure, Wolf's conveys a much more accurate idea of Schönwerth's aims and achievements." -- Times Literary Supplement A contemporary of the Brothers Grimm, Franz Xaver von Schönwerth collected the folklore, legends, and fairytales of "ordinary folk" in the Upper Palatinate region of his native Bavaria and published them in the 1850s in a three-volume scholarly work. This volume is the first dual-language edition of his tales, which fell into obscurity and have only recently been rediscovered. The 150 fables include "The Spinster Bride," "Pride Will Be Punished," "The Marriage of Sun and Moon," and other enchanting Bavarian folktales. Appropriate for intermediate-level students of German, this volume is equally suited to classroom use and independent study. New English translations appear on pages facing the original German text. An introduction contains footnoted critiques of the stories as well as background material on Schönwerth and his legacy. Readers will find this book a fascinating collection of little-known folktales as well as a delightful way to improve their German-language skills.

LC Classification NumberGR167