The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism

Name: The Brothers Grimm and the Making of German Nationalism
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By Jakob Norberg

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In the first comprehensive English-language portrait of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm as political thinkers and actors, Jakob Norberg reveals how history's two most famous folklorists envisioned the role of literary and linguistic scholars in defining national identity. Convinced of the political relevance of their folk tale collections and grammatical studies, the Brothers Grimm argued that they could help disentangle language groups from one another, redraw the boundaries of states in Europe, and counsel kings and princes on the proper extent and character of their rule. They sought not only to recover and revive a neglected native culture for a contemporary audience, but also to facilitate a more harmonious and enduring relationship between the traditional political elite and an emerging national collective. Through close historical analysis, Norberg reconstructs how the Grimms wished to mediate between sovereigns and peoples, politics and culture. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Number of Pages:: 266
Release Date:: 2022-03-31
Publication Date:: 2022-03-09
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1316513270
ISBN13:: 9781316513279
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 540 g
Height:: 15.7 cm
Width:: 23.5 cm
Thickness:: 1.9 cm

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