Friedel Lenz Libros

Interspersing commentary with the telling of the tale, Friedel Lenz explores the meaning of twenty-five of the Grimm folktales. She uses the concepts of the nature and evolution of the human being developed by Rudolf Steiner in his basic books on Anthroposophy. In particular, Lenz views the human being as possessing body, soul and spirit and the soul as having three functions: feeling, thinking and willing. She shows how the Grimm stories depict spiritual growth and human dignity. Her interpretations show how right Wilhelm Grimm was that the folktales are fragments of a "shattered jewel", an ancient faith based on deep knowledge of the spiritual nature and evolution of mankind. Rightly understood, the stories are probably the most profound literature we possess. The child of four, five and six can still sense that profound truth. Lenz's commentary enables even modern adults to grasp the deep significance of the stories. Friedel Lenz (1897 - 1970) knew Rudolf Steiner and studied in the Waldorf teacher training program. In World War II, her husband and two daughters were killed; she and two sons survived. She then made a new life for herself as a teller of folktales to children and a lecturer who brought them alive and made them understandable to adults.

Märchen reden in einer Bildsprache – aber wovon sprechen diese Bilder? Friedel Lenz betrachtet die Märchen und die ihnen eigenen Urbilder phänomenologisch. Sie sprechen von inneren Schicksalen und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten des einzelnen Menschen. Dadurch können sie die geistige und seelische Entwicklung nicht nur des Kindes günstig beeinflussen. Dieses Standardwerk ist die Quintessenz einer jahrzehntelangen geisteswissenschaftlichen Forschungs- und Vortragstätigkeit. In diese Neuausgabe wurde die lange vergriffene Schrift über 'Das Tier im Märchen' mitaufgenommen.¬

Two hundred years ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of Children’s and Household Tales. Now, at a veritable fairy-tale moment—witness the popular television shows Grimm and Once Upon a Time and this year’s two movie adaptations of “Snow White”—Philip Pullman, one of the most popular authors of our time, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm. From much-loved stories like “Cinderella” and “Rumpelstiltskin,” “Rapunzel” and “Hansel and Gretel” to lesser-known treasures like “Briar-Rose,” “Thousandfurs,” and “The Girl with No Hands,” Pullman retells his fifty favorites, paying homage to the tales that inspired his unique creative vision—and that continue to cast their spell on the Western imagination.

Die keltischen Drachenmythen entstammen einem alten mythologischen Erbe, das über den gälisch-keltischen Raum hinausgeht. Sie erzählen von Wasserwesen und Gaben, wobei die Geschichte der drei Söhne eines Fischers und ihrer Begegnung mit einem Seeungeheuer im Mittelpunkt steht.