Read the excerpt from "how the grimm brothers saved the
fairy tale."
which idea does the author introduce first?
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
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