This article discusses Jack Zipes commentary on different stories by the Grimm Brothers and how Taylor adapted their stories, so they could be read by children. In his introduction, he explains how this adaptations “reflects the popular receptions of the Grimm’s’ tales as children’s literature”.(Zipes qtd. in Janecheck). Zipes investigates popular German stories and folktales to find the source of inspiration for the Grimm Brothers. The purpose of this is to break down their stories and find the root to their success and appeal to the public. How throughout editing and publishing, the stories and tales were adapted to what children nowadays know and love.
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