Preface to the 2002 edition --
Preface to the 1988 edition --
1. Once there were two brothers named Grimm : a reintroduction --
2. The origins and reception of the tales --
3. Exploring historical paths --
4. From Odysseus to Tom Thumb and other cunning heroes : speculations about the entrepreneurial spirit --
5. The german obsession with fairy tales --
6. Henri Pourrat and the tradition of Perrault and the Brothers Grimm --
7. Recent psychological approaches with some questions about the abuse of children --
8. Semantic shifts of power in folk and fairy tales : Cinderella and the consequences --
9. Fairy tale as myth / myth as fairy tale : the immorality of Sleeping Beauty and storytelling --
10. The struggle of the Grimms' throne : the legacy of the Grimm's tales in East and West Germany since 1945 --
Once there were two brothers named Grimm: A reintroduction / Dreams of a better bourgeois life: The psycho-social origins of the tales / Exploring historical paths / From Odysseus to Tom Thumb and other cunning heroes: Speculations about the entrepreneurial spirit / The German obsession with Fairy tales / Henri Pourrat and the tradition of Perrault and the brothers Grimm / Recent psychoanalytical approaches with some questions about the abuse of children / Semantic shifts of power in folk and Fairy tales / Fairy tale as myth/myth as Fairy tale.
