NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
Question
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1815
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1812
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1821
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1816
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children’s and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as “Rapunzel, ” “Hansel and Gretel, ” and “Cinderella” would become the most celebrated in the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was in large part their first edition, published in two volumes in 1812 and 1815, that inspired folklorists in Europe and Great Britain to gather tales from their oral traditions to preserve as part of their cultural heritage.
Detailed explanation-3: -On December 20, 1812, the Grimms published the first volume of the first edition. It contained 86 stories. The second volume of 70 stories was published in 1814. For the second edition, two volumes were issued in 1819 and a third in 1822, totalling 170 tales.
Detailed explanation-4: -Grimm brothers, namely Jacob and Wilhelm Grim, born in Hanau, a German city, wrote ‘Fairy Tales’ which became popular among children and adults. They brought the folktales to the public through their creations in German language which encouraged the feelings of the people to achieve freedom of the press.
Detailed explanation-5: -If the analysis is correct, it would mean the oldest fairy tales still in circulation today are between 2500 and 6000 years old.