Hansel and Gretel
Grimm, J., Grimm, W., Lucas, A., & Rackham, A. (1909). The fairy tales of the brothers Grimm. Constable. Maastricht University Special Collections. – 007
Rare, sought-after first edition of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, and published by Constable in London in 1909. This is the first U.K. edition, with 40 tipped-in colored plates, plus many in-text black-and-white illustrations. Original decoratively gilt-stamped red cloth cover. “The Studio”, an illustrated fine- and applied-art magazine, reviewed this particular edition in…
Read MoreGrimm, J., Grimm, W., & Tenggren, G. (1923). Grimm’s märchenschatz: ausgewählte kinder-und hausmärchen. Verlagsanstalt H. Klemm A.-G. Maastricht University Special Collections. Call number: MU KPB 053 – 0025
This collection of fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers offers a treasure trove of rules for readers. The moral or lesson in each story encapsulates rules of behavior for members of society. Readers were taught the rules through means of fictitious and fantastical story settings, yet those stories thoroughly mirrored the needs and expectations of…
Read MoreHansel and Gretel. (Pen and watercolor on paper). Steel, F.A.W., & Rackham, A. (1918) English fairy tales. Macmillan & Co. Maastricht University Special Collections. Call Number: MU KPB 010
Hansel and Gretel encapsulates a number of rules. The most prominent rule, and perhaps the most foundational to society, relates to respect for authority. In the story, Hansel and Gretel cannot conceive of the possibility of challenging their parents’ authority. The rule implied was that authority, be it held by parents in the household, the…
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