The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism

• Main Author: Norberg, Jakob (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Series: Humanities
• Subjects: Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900; History of ideas; German literature; folklore and fairytales; German intellectual history
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In this first comprehensive English-language portrait of the Brothers Grimm as political thinkers and actors, Jakob Norberg shows how history's two most famous folklorists aspired to define national identity, delineate national borders, and even counsel regimes. This title is also available as...