Volksmärchen der Deutschen

work by Musäus

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In Johann Karl August Musäus
His Volksmärchen der Deutschen, 5 vol. (1782–86; “Fairy Tales of the Germans”), because written in a satirical vein, was not considered genuine folklore by some 19th-century critics, although these tales were republished throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and enjoyed great popularity.
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