Read the excerpt from "how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale." despite difficult personal problems and meager financial support from 1805 to 1812, the brothers proved themselves to be innovative scholars in the new field of german philology by publishing articles and books on medieval literature. in fact, they would be surprised to learn that they are more famous today for their tales than for their superb philological studies, which include pioneering work on german sound shifts, and the founding of the voluminous german dictionary in 1854. but it was their training in philology and the demands that they placed on themselves as researchers that assisted their collecting and editing the tales. which idea does the author introduce first? the fact that the brothers are better known for their folk tales the brothers' founding of the german dictionary in 1854 the brothers' ability to overcome difficulties to succeed as scholars the role that philology played in the brothers' research skills

The brothers' ability to overcome difficulties to succeed as scholars.

The author of the excerpt starts by describing how despite problems and lack of financial resources, the brothers continued to be active in the study of German philology. Therefore, the first idea he introduces is how the brothers were able to overcome these obstacles to succeed as scholars, even if now they are mostly celebrated by their fairy tales and not by their scholarly work.

C is the correct answer hope i helped

answer: look i dont mean

explanation: nooobras

for me, i'd go with (c) satisfied or (b) overjoyed because if you read it a couple of times, it makes since that it is c or b. it can't b (a) angry because booker was never angry about anything. at the end of the paragraph, booker states, "i think there are not many men in our country who have had the privilege of naming themselves in the way that i " i think that sentence kind of gives away the also, some words in the paragraph can also you like for example, "indulged," "calmly," "perplexity," "privilege," and defining words that you don't know, can you understand more of that paragraph and it can also increase your comprehension. : )

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