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Summary
(Library of Congress description):
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.
Edited and translated by Jack Zipes
Contents:
- Introduction
- Learning from Mistakes
- Happiness by Kurt Schwitters
- A Fairy Tale About God and Kings by Carl Ewald
- The Giant and His Suit of Armor by Edwin Hoernle
- The Little King and the Sun by Edwin Hoernle
- The Boy Who Wanted to Fight with a Dragon by Berta Lask
- Kuttel Daddeldu Tells His Children the Fairy Tale About Little Red Cap by Joachim Ringelnatz
- The Fence by Hermynia Zur Mühlen
- The Servant by Hermynia Zur Mühlen
- The Victor by Béla Balázs
- The Patched Pants by Bruno Schönlank
- The Fairy Tale about the Wise Man> by Eugen Lewin-Dorsch
- Kings, Tyrants, Misers and Other Fools
- The Holy Wetness by Maria Szucisch
- The Enchanted King by Robert Grötzsch
- Burufu the Magician by Robert Grötzsch
- Baberlababb by Oskar Maria Graf
- The Fairy Tale About the King by Oskar Maria Graf
- The Castle with Three Windows by Heinrich Schulz
- The Giant Spider by Anna Mosegaard
- Animal Wisdom
- Felix the Fish by Robert Grötzsch
- The Poodle and the Schnauzer by Edwin Hoernle
- The Chameleon by Edwin Hoernle
- The Triumph of the Wolves by Felix Fechenbach
- The Revolution in the Zoo by Felix Fechenbach
- The Chameleon by Felix Fechenbach
- The Fairy Tale about the Bear, the Wolf and the Sly Fox by Béla Illés
- Freedom Through Solidarity
- The Quiet Engine Room by Heinrich Schulz
- The Glasses> by Hermynia Zur Mühlen
Original title: Fairy Tales and Fables from Weimar Days
Original languages:
German
Quotes:
Genre: Fairy Tales & Folklore→ Original Creations
The following works are contained within this one:
Poodle and the Schnauzer, the (1920) [Short Story]
Author: Edwin Hoernle
Giant and His Suit of Armor, the (1920) [Short Story]
Author: Edwin Hoernle
Chameleon, the (1920) [Short Story]
Author: Edwin Hoernle
Little King and the Sun, the (1920) [Short Story]
Author: Edwin Hoernle
Boy Who Wanted to Fight with a Dragon, the (1921) [Short Story]
Author: Berta Lask
Fairy Tale about God and Kings (1921) [Short Story]
Author: Carl Ewald
Burufu the Magician (1922) [Short Story]
Author: Robert Grötzsch
Felix the Fish (1922) [Short Story]
Author: Robert Grötzsch
Victor, the (1922) [Short Story]
Author: Béla Balázs
Enchanted King, the (1922) [Short Story]
Author: Robert Grötzsch
Fairy Tale about the Wise Man (1923) [Short Story]
Author: Eugen Lewin-Dorsch
Kuttel Daddeldu Tells His Children the Fairy Tale about Little Red Cap (1923) [Short Story]
Author: Joachim Ringelnatz
Servant, the (1923) [Short Story]
Author: Hermynia zur Mühlen
Glasses, the (1924) [Short Story]
Author: Hermynia zur Mühlen
Holy Wetness, the (1924) [Short Story]
Author: Maria Szucisch
Fence, the (1924) [Short Story]
Author: Hermynia zur Mühlen
Castle with the Three Windows, the (1924) [Short Story]
Author: Heinrich Schulz
Quiet Engine Room, the (1924) [Short Story]
Author: Heinrich Schulz
Happiness (1925) [Short Story]
Author: Kurt Schwitters
Revolution in the Zoo, the (1925) [Short Story]
Author: Felix Fechenbach
Chameleon, the (1925) [Short Story]
Author: Felix Fechenbach
Fairy Tale about the Bear, the Wolf, and the Sly Fox, the (1925) [Short Story]
Author: Béla Illés
Triumph of the Wolves, the (1925) [Short Story]
Author: Felix Fechenbach
Baberlababb (1927) [Short Story]
Author: Oskar Maria Graf
Fairy Tale about the King, the (1927) [Short Story]
Author: Oskar Maria Graf
Giant Spider, the (1928) [Short Story]
Author: Anna Mosegaard
Patched Pants, the (1928) [Short Story]
Author: Bruno Schönlank
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