{"id":111,"date":"2021-10-28T23:47:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T23:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/rachelliddle\/?p=111"},"modified":"2021-10-28T23:47:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T23:47:11","slug":"a-grimm-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/rachelliddle\/2021\/10\/28\/a-grimm-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Grimm Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales Published<\/strong>: – Survey 4: Steam and the speed of light (1750 – 1850) and Survey 5: Painters and posters (1850 – 1895)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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One of the original covers to the Grimm’s Fairy Tales collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Once Apon a Time<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales is arguably the most influential collection of folklore to this day. There aren\u2019t many people who can say they\u2019ve never heard or seen any modernized iteration of the classic stories. Originally published in 1812 by the Brothers Grimm, Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales was a two-volume collection of 86 children\u2019s stories. This is where iconic names such as Rapunzel, Snow White, as well as Hansel and Grettel came from. The stories were well received and over the coming years would expand from 86 stories to 210 with their rising popularity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The Goose Girl” Illustrated by Heinrich Vogeler and one of the original 86 stories in the Grimm’s Fairy Tales.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A Change in Violent Tendencies <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As time passed more stories were added in, but there were also many that changed due to public opinion. See, even though the stories were marketed towards children, they aren\u2019t the type of stories you\u2019d think of telling a child nowadays. Especially as the original 86 stories were blunter, and more tragic with often brutal and graphic descriptions of violence. The Grimm brother even added some concepts that were too complex and scholarly for kids to understand. This lead to some revisions in the later editions of Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the first changes that happened was the rise in evil stepmothers. Originally, many of the stories simply used a wicked mother as the villain. Though, this wasn’t received well so they later changed any evil mother to an evil stepmother for their lack of “motherhood sacredness”. There was another issue with violence and mature themes being unsuitable for children. In many respects, those aspects were changed, but the violence was never truly toned down. In fact, it seems as if instead of lessening the violence, that brutality became redirected towards punishing villains. Yet, this must have been seen as more respectable for readers as there were no complaints or changes till Disney came along to create their line of animated adaptations. This is also where fairy tales got pushed into mainstream pop culture. Disney was also the force that came along and created the idea of a ‘happily ever after’, as before this there was no guarantee that the protagonist would come out the other side of the story unharmed. Grimm’s Fary Tales pushed the idea of narrating a moral lesson over providing happy endings. Disney didn’t completely remove the idea of a moral lesson from their stories but did significantly childproof them for the silver screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Illustrated by Arthur Rackham in the book the Grimm’s Fairytale 1917’s version of the story ‘The True Sweetheart’. One of my personal favorites from the collection of stories.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Modern Influence and Legacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Grimm’s Fairy Tales and most of their stories are talked about like common knowledge and referenced to likes of ancient Myths and Legends. Characters in the stories are considered iconic, they are referenced as notable archetypes and are the inspiration for many artists and storytellers to draw upon, sometimes without even knowing. Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales are deeply saturated in all forms of media and have a strong grip on pop culture. This is especially true, as recently Hollowood pushes the production of as many live-action re-makes of the Disney original cartoons as they can. No matter how good the movies are, or how closely they stick to the source material; they tend to do well as they feed on a strong sense of childhood nostalgia. This speaks volumes of how the stories are to this day able to be enjoyed by a wide audience of children and adults alike. There is a universal appeal to these stories like no other. They have the ability to adapt and evolve with time. They can change genre, and medium and still be well recognized by a wide audience. Whether it\u2019s a painting, play, musical, dance number, movie, or even the one original Grimm’s story, they have and will continue to hold their place in history for people everywhere to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citations:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCategory:Fran\u00e7ois Boucher.\u201d Wikimedia Commons<\/em>, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Fran%C3%A7ois_Boucher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denecke, Ludwig. \u201cBrothers Grimm.\u201d Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica<\/em>, Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica, Inc., https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Brothers-Grimm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kuiper, Kathleen. \u201cGrimm’s Fairy Tales.\u201d Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica<\/em>, Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica, Inc., https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Grimms-Fairy-Tales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Popova, Maria. \u201cArthur Rackham’s Rare and Revolutionary 1917 Illustrations for the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales.\u201d The Marginalian<\/em>, 10 Oct. 2019, https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2016\/02\/29\/arthur-rackham-brothers-grimm\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zipes, Jack, et al. \u201cHow the Grimm Brothers Saved the Fairy Tale.\u201d The National Endowment for the Humanities<\/em>, Apr. 2015, https:\/\/www.neh.gov\/humanities\/2015\/marchapril\/feature\/how-the-grimm-brothers-saved-the-fairy-tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Image Citations:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Forgottenbeauty. \u201cThe True Sweetheart – Little Brother & Little Sister – Brothers Grimm – Arthur Rackham Art Board Print by Forgottenbeauty.\u201d Redbubble<\/em>, https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/i\/art-board-print\/The-True-Sweetheart-Little-Brother-and-Little-Sister-Brothers-Grimm-Arthur-Rackham-by-forgottenbeauty\/33821322.TR477.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrimm’s Fairy Tales by Rackham, Arthur – Jonkers Rare Books.\u201d Jonkers Rare Books – First Edition Books, Signed & Antique – Jonkers Rare Books<\/em>, https:\/\/www.jonkers.co.uk\/rare-book\/9727\/grimm-s-fairy-tales\/arthur-rackham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Goose Girl.\u201d Wikipedia<\/em>, Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Aug. 2021, https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Goose_Girl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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