The Vibrant Body of the Grimms’ Folk and Fairy Tales, Which Do Not Belong to the Grimms
The example of the Brothers Grimm had its imitators even in Russia, including the person of the first editor of Russian Folk Tales, A. N. Afanasyev.
From the viewpoint of contemporary folkloristics, even a cautious reworking and stylization of the texts, written down from their performers, is considered absolutely inadmissible in scientific editions.
But in the era of the Brothers Grimm, in the world of romantic ideas and principles, this was altogether permissible.
To the credit of the Brothers Grimm, it must be added that they were almost the first to establish the principle of publication of the authentic, popular oral poetic productions.
