The Influence Of Jakob And Wilhelm Grimm In Fairy Tales

Brothers Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm were and nineteenth century scholars known for their work in fairy tails such as Rapunzel and Cinderella. Both brothers were born in Hanau, Germany, Jakob in the year 1785 and Wilhelm following in 1786. In the year 1798 their father died, leaving their mother and her six children including the brothers to move in with their grandfather and aunt. Thanks to their aunt Jakob and Wilhelm were able to join a highly ranked high school called ‘The Friedrichgymnasium’ in Kassel, Germany. They then began to academically follow their father who was a jurist, and attended The University of Marburg for legal studies. Because of their low status in society the brothers required a special pass to study law at the university, …show more content…
In an attempt to preserve these oral German tales, saving them from extinction in 1806 the brothers collected stories from middle classed house wives, friends and even peasants and transferred them to written text. The brothers did not stop there they later went on to release a second volume in 1815 and a second edition in 1819, the second edition contained edited version of stories they already wrote in the first two volumes of their collection.. Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm did more then just rewriting stories, as philologists and professors they also wrote about medieval studies and mythology. Although not completed the brothers did start work on a German dictionary but unfortunately were only able to make it to the letter F before they both died. Wilhelm died on December 1859 followed by Jakob in September 1863, the brothers left behind a total of seven editions to their collection of fairy tales and other text such as their unfinished German language