Die Brüder Die Brüder Grimm und ihre Grimm und ihre Märchen Märchen The Grimm Brothers and their fairytales. The Grimm Brothers and their fairytales.
Mar 27, 2015
Die Brüder Grimm Die Brüder Grimm und ihre Märchenund ihre MärchenDie Brüder Grimm Die Brüder Grimm und ihre Märchenund ihre Märchen
The Grimm Brothers and their The Grimm Brothers and their
fairytales.fairytales.The Grimm Brothers and their The Grimm Brothers and their
fairytales.fairytales.
24. Februar 24. Februar 1786 - 16. 1786 - 16. Dezember Dezember
18591859
24. Februar 24. Februar 1786 - 16. 1786 - 16. Dezember Dezember
18591859
2nd born of nine 2nd born of nine 2nd born of nine 2nd born of nine
4. Januar 1785 4. Januar 1785 - 20. - 20.
September September 18631863
4. Januar 1785 4. Januar 1785 - 20. - 20.
September September 18631863
3rd born of nine 3rd born of nine
Das Leben der Brüder Das Leben der Brüder GrimmGrimm
Das Leben der Brüder Das Leben der Brüder GrimmGrimm
Born and raised in Born and raised in Hanau, GermanyHanau, Germany
1796 - Brothers moved 1796 - Brothers moved to Kassel to live with an to Kassel to live with an aunt after their father’s aunt after their father’s death. death.
1802 - Jacob beings to 1802 - Jacob beings to study law at the study law at the University of Marburg.University of Marburg.
1803 - Wilhelm begins to 1803 - Wilhelm begins to study law at the same study law at the same uiversityuiversity
The brothers were only The brothers were only 17 years old! 17 years old!
Das Leben der Das Leben der Brüder GrimmBrüder GrimmDas Leben der Das Leben der Brüder GrimmBrüder Grimm
1808 - Become 1808 - Become librarians inorder to librarians inorder to support the family. support the family.
1812 - The brothers 1812 - The brothers publish the first publish the first volume of Kinder- volume of Kinder- und Hausmärchen. und Hausmärchen.
1816-18 - The 1816-18 - The brothers publish 2 brothers publish 2 volumes of Deutsche volumes of Deutsche Sage. Sage.
Das Leben der Das Leben der Brüder GrimmBrüder GrimmDas Leben der Das Leben der Brüder GrimmBrüder Grimm
Jacob und Wilhelm Jacob und Wilhelm recieve honorary recieve honorary doctorates for their doctorates for their work in linguistics, work in linguistics, folklore, and folklore, and medievel studies. medievel studies.
Basically for being Basically for being awesome writers awesome writers and capturing and capturing German culture!German culture!
schreiben, schreiben, und mehr schreiben, schreiben, und mehr schreiben!schreiben!
schreiben, schreiben, und mehr schreiben, schreiben, und mehr schreiben!schreiben!
Kinder- und Kinder- und HausmärchenHausmärchen
Children’s and Household Children’s and Household TalesTales
Deutsche SagenDeutsche Sagen
German legendsGerman legends
Deutsches WörterbuchDeutsches Wörterbuch
German dictionaryGerman dictionary
Geschichte der Geschichte der deutschen Sprachedeutschen Sprache
The History of the German The History of the German LanguageLanguage
Was ist in einem Was ist in einem Märchen?Märchen?
Was ist in einem Was ist in einem Märchen?Märchen?
Brothers Grimm wrote fairytales because they desired a Brothers Grimm wrote fairytales because they desired a
written form of famous fairytales.written form of famous fairytales.
Their Märchen:Their Märchen:
were very nationalistic or very“deutsch.”were very nationalistic or very“deutsch.”
had lessons presented within the story a.k.a a moral to had lessons presented within the story a.k.a a moral to
the story.the story.
had graphic elements. had graphic elements.
Woher kommen Woher kommen Märchen?Märchen?
Woher kommen Woher kommen Märchen?Märchen?
Märchen were passed down from Märchen were passed down from
generation to generation by word of generation to generation by word of
mouth. mouth.
Brothers rarely wrote a new fairytale, just Brothers rarely wrote a new fairytale, just
recorded very old tales. recorded very old tales.
Wie sieht ein Wie sieht ein GrimmmärcheGrimmmärche
n aus?n aus?
Wie sieht ein Wie sieht ein GrimmmärcheGrimmmärche
n aus?n aus?
1. must have a moral1. must have a moral
2. not too much violence, 2. not too much violence,
but more brutal than but more brutal than
DisneyDisney
3. must be very “German”3. must be very “German”
4. not at all sexual4. not at all sexual
1. must have a moral1. must have a moral
2. not too much violence, 2. not too much violence,
but more brutal than but more brutal than
DisneyDisney
3. must be very “German”3. must be very “German”
4. not at all sexual4. not at all sexual
Let’s see if you Let’s see if you find some of find some of
these elements in these elements in a Märchen!a Märchen!
Let’s see if you Let’s see if you find some of find some of
these elements in these elements in a Märchen!a Märchen!