Rapunzel - And Other Fair Maidens in Very Tall Towers (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World)

Rapunzel – Origins of the Fairy Tale from around the World'' contains seven different versions of the ''Rapunzel'' story. It includes an in-depth introduction to the fairy tale genre itself, as well as the folkloric provenance of ''Rapunzel''. It encompasses ''Petrosinella'' by Giambattista Basile, ''Rapunzel'' by the Brothers Grimm, ''Prunella'' by Andrew Lang, the ''Legend of Saint Barbara'' a...