Kinderleben, oder, Das Märchen ohne Ende

Download or read book Kinderleben, oder, Das Märchen ohne Ende written by Friedrich Wilhelm Carové and published by Camden House. This book was released on 1995 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating analysis of one of the most popular children's works of all time. Kinderleben oder das Mährchen ohne Ende (1830) is a unique product of late German Romanticism. As a Kunstmärchen or 'artificial' fairy tale (as opposed to the more 'authentic' tales collected by the Grimm brothers, for example) it combines aspects of the traditional fairy tale with philosophical ideals, particularly those of idealism. Although only one edition ever appeared in Germany, it enjoyed wide popularity in England and the United States as The Story Without an End (1834), adapted by the foremost English translator of the period, Sarah Austin, on whom much critical attention has recently been focused. This new edition of text and translation includes a valuablecommentary with notes on the nine illustrators and a list of all previous editions of the work.