The Brothers Grimm compiled several collections of folk literature, including Kinder- und Hausmärchen (1812–22; “Children’s and Household Tales”). Known in the English-speaking world as Grimm’s Fairy Tales, the collection became a model for collecting folktales and formed the basis for the science of folk narrative and folklore. Their work inspired scholars across Europe to record and publish oral literature, leading to large collections of folklore and fairy tales and the founding of archives and museums.
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