48.47 Read the excerpt from "How the Grimm Brothers Saved
the Fairy Tale."
What is the author's purpose in writing this paragraph?
Albo
Between 1812 and 1857, seven editions of their tales
appeared, each one different from the last, until the final,
best-known version barely resembled the first. Given
that the first edition has recently been honored in
bicentenary celebrations throughout the world, it is
perhaps a good time to reexamine what we think we
know about the original tales of the Brothers Grimm.
O to persuade the reader that the Grimm brothers were
influential
O to entertain the reader with excerpts from the
Grimms' tales
O to inform the reader that the text will take a second
look at the Grimms' original tales
O to show the reader that the Grimms have received
many honors