The Brothers Grimm

Learn how the Brothers Grimm revived the art of storytelling.

Intermediate

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Wizards, princesses, and fantastic creatures inhabit the ethereal spaces of fairy tales. Many of them have come into our imaginations through the works of the Brothers Grimm.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were born in Hanau, Germany in the 1780s. The brothers showed an early interest in learning and attended Marburg University to become lawyers.