Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. Preface: Legacies and Cultural Heritage xi
5. Introduction. The Vibrant Body of the Grimms’ Folk and Fairy Tales, Which Do Not Belong to the Grimms 1
6. Chapter One. German Popular Stories as Revolutionary Book 33
7. Chapter Two. Hyping the Grimms’ Fairy Tales 58
8. Chapter Three. Americanization of the Grimms’ Folk and Fairy Tales: Twists and Turns of History 78
9. Chapter Four. Two Hundred Years after Once Upon a Time: The Legacy of the Brothers Grimm and Their Tales in Germany 109
10. Chapter Five. How Superheroes Made Their Way into the World of Fairy Tales: The Appeal of Cooperation and Collective Action from the Greek Myths to the Grimms’ Tales and Beyond 131
11. Chapter Six. The Grimmness of Contemporary Fairy Tales: Exploring the Legacy of the Brothers Grimm in the Twenty-First Century 152
12. Epilogue. A Curious Legacy: Ernst Bloch’s Enlightened View of the Fairy Tale and Utopian Longing, or Why the Grimms’ Tales Will Always Be Relevant 187
13. Appendix: “About Pincaruolo’s Good Feat,” by Giovanni Sercambi 197
14. Notes 205
15. Bibliography 219
16. Filmography 247
17. Index 255