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Overview
- Summary
- A collection of literary fairy tales written during the Weimar Republic in Germany, intended to serve as utopian tales for raising the political consciousness of the young people of that period. Includes a scholarly introduction giving the social and cultural background of the tales.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Madison, Wis : The University of Wisconsin Press, 1997
- Locale
- Germany
- Contents
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Introduction: Recovering the Utopian spirit of the Weimar fairy tales and fables
[pt. 1]. Learning from mistakes
Happiness / Kurt Schwitters
A fairy tale about God and kings / Carl Ewald
The giant and his suit of armor / Edwin Hoernle
The little king and the sun / Edwin Hoernle
The boy who wanted to fight with a dragon / Berta Lask
Kuttel Daddeldu tells his children the fairy tale about Little Red Cap / Joachim Ringelnatz
The fence / Hermynia Zur Mühlen
The servant / Hermynia Zur Mühlen
The victor / Béla Balás
The patched pants / Bruno Schönlank
The fairy tale about the wise man / Eugen Lewin-Dorsch
[pt. 2]. Kings, tyrants, misers, and other fools
The holy wetness / Maria Szucisch
The enchanted king / Robert Grötzsch
Burufu the magician / Robert Grötzsch
Baberlababb / Oskar Maria Graf
The fairy tale about the king / Oskar Maria Graf
The castle with the three windows / Heinrich Schulz
The giant spider / Anna Mosegaard
[pt. 3]. Animal wisdom
Felix the fish / Robert Grötzsch
The poodle and the schnauzer / Edwin Hoernle
The chameleon / Edwin Hoernle
The triumph of the wolves / Felix Fechenbach
The revolution in the zoo / Felix Fechenbach
The chameleon / Felix Fechenbach
The fairy tale about the bear, the wolf and the sly fox / Béla Illés
[pt. 5]. Freedom through solidarity
The quiet engine room / Heinrich Schulz
The Glasses / Hermynia Zur Mühlen. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Recovering the Utopian spirit of the Weimar fairy tales and fables -- [pt. 1]. Learning from mistakes -- Happiness / Kurt Schwitters -- A fairy tale about God and kings / Carl Ewald -- The giant and his suit of armor / Edwin Hoernle -- The little king and the sun / Edwin Hoernle -- The boy who wanted to fight with a dragon / Berta Lask -- Kuttel Daddeldu tells his children the fairy tale about Little Red Cap / Joachim Ringelnatz -- The fence / Hermynia Zur Mühlen -- The servant / Hermynia Zur Mühlen -- The victor / Béla Balás -- The patched pants / Bruno Schönlank -- The fairy tale about the wise man / Eugen Lewin-Dorsch -- [pt. 2]. Kings, tyrants, misers, and other fools -- The holy wetness / Maria Szucisch -- The enchanted king / Robert Grötzsch -- Burufu the magician / Robert Grötzsch -- Baberlababb / Oskar Maria Graf -- The fairy tale about the king / Oskar Maria Graf -- The castle with the three windows / Heinrich Schulz -- The giant spider / Anna Mosegaard -- [pt. 3]. Animal wisdom -- Felix the fish / Robert Grötzsch -- The poodle and the schnauzer / Edwin Hoernle -- The chameleon / Edwin Hoernle -- The triumph of the wolves / Felix Fechenbach -- The revolution in the zoo / Felix Fechenbach -- The chameleon / Felix Fechenbach -- The fairy tale about the bear, the wolf and the sly fox / Béla Illés -- [pt. 5]. Freedom through solidarity -- The quiet engine room / Heinrich Schulz -- The Glasses / Hermynia Zur Mühlen.
Translated from German.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 029915744X
- Physical Description
- ix, 211 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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