tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33957555.post880443080405340792..comments2023-10-17T02:52:22.037-07:00Comments on David's blog: Cheerful news for the Brothers GrimmDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038118012770250140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33957555.post-38230628512377843082009-11-09T14:59:57.441-08:002009-11-09T14:59:57.441-08:00I never said he wasn't influential. Even in Gr...I never said he wasn't influential. Even in Grimms' times, he was. They made his acquaintance, but he was above them even them.<br /><br />However, I just looked on Amazon.com. I chose Faust, certainly his most famous work. Ready for it's sales ranking:<br /><br />No. 146,872. In other words, no one reads him. Then I picked one fo the Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (there are many editions for sale. No. 13,425. See the subtle difference. Just for comparison, Dickens' Tale of Two Cities (probably the most purchased classic work of all time), 150th anniversary edition, comes in at 5993. By the way, I chose the highest purchased Goethe work I could find. Most of them were far worse. <br /><br />The moral is - Grimms still popular and Goethe virtually unread. Please keep your abject apology short. I don't want to gloat. I will accept a growl as meaningful.<br /><br />Thanks for writing.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038118012770250140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33957555.post-66747161922622850932009-11-09T14:54:07.649-08:002009-11-09T14:54:07.649-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038118012770250140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33957555.post-69742775093649458742009-11-09T13:21:44.530-08:002009-11-09T13:21:44.530-08:00Fascinating treatise on the brothers Grimm, but Fr...Fascinating treatise on the brothers Grimm, but Frodo, do you deliberately attempt to tork me off? WHO READS GOETHE ANYWAY?? Check the website for the Goethe Society, etc... he's only the most influential German writer of ALL TIME you nittering nay-bob!Bearnoreply@blogger.com