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Author Murphy, G. Ronald, 1938-

Title The owl, the raven & the dove : the religious meaning of the Grimms' magic fairy tales / G. Ronald Murphy
Published New York : Oxford University Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 189 pages) : illustrations
Series OUP E-Books
Contents One: The Roots of Spiritual Stories; two: Scholars and the Religious Spirit of the Tales; three: The Spirituality of Wilhelm Grimm; four: Hansel and Gretel; five: Little Red Riding Hood; six: Cinderella; seven: Snow White; eight: Sleeping Beauty; nine: Afterword; Appendix A: The Verses Marked by Wilhelm Grimm in His Greek New Testament; Appendix B: Little Red Riding Hood, 1st edition, 1812; Appendix C: Yggdrasil, the Cross, and the Christmas Tree; Select Bibliography; Index
Summary This study takes five of the Grimm brothers' best-known tales and argues that the Grimms saw them as Christian fables. The author examines the arguments of previous interpreters of the tales, and demonstrates how they missed the Grimms' intention
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 -- Religion
Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 -- Religion
Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 -- Criticism and interpretation
Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 fast
Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 fast
Kinder- und Hausmärchen. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81062949
Kinder- und Hausmärchen fast
Subject Fairy tales -- Germany -- Religious aspects
Fairy tales -- Germany
Christianity and literature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
Christianity and literature
Fairy tales
Religion
Germany
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 99042770
ISBN 1423760611
9781423760610
9780198031123
0198031122
1602569614
9781602569614
1280473479
9781280473470
9780195136074
0195136071
9786610473472
6610473471
Other Titles Owl, the raven, and the dove