Hansel and Gretel is a German fairy tale about a brother and sister abandoned in a forest by their parents during a famine. They find a house made of bread and sweets, which belongs to a witch who traps Hansel, intending to fatten and eat him. Gretel tricks the witch and pushes her into the oven, and the children escape with treasure to return home. The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, included the tale in the first volume of their collection of folk stories, Children's and Household Tales. Engelbert Humperdinck turned it into an opera in 1893, and the tale has inspired many films and retellings.
Before and after
- 5 July 1811Venezuela Declaration of Independence
- 2 September 1811Founding of University of Oslo
- 22 October 1811Birth of Franz Liszt
- 1812Chilean War of Independence
- 1812Publication of Hansel and Gretel
- 1812Publication of Snow White
- 1812Origins of Fort Ross
- 1812Publication of Rapunzel
- from 7 January 1812 to 20 January 1812Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
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- 1857Rise of Symbolism
- 1890Rise of Art Nouveau
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- c. 1900sRise of Expressionism
- 1909Rise of Futurism
The era
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