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6 cze 2017 · One central feature of the story of ‘Rapunzel’ is well-known: the beautiful blonde woman, imprisoned in a tower, who lets down her long hair for her lover. But what does the story of ‘Rapunzel’ mean? And how does the meaning of the very name ‘Rapunzel’ offer a clue?
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12 lis 2019 · The Grimms' immediate source of "Rapunzel" was a story published by Friedrich Schultz (1762-1798) in his Kleine Romane, v. 5 (Leipzig: Georg Joachim Göschen, 1790), pp. 269-88. They rightly saw in Schultz's printed story a tale with a long and widespread oral tradition.
The original fairy tale stories' gruesomeness is great at being dramatic in a dark way, with characters flinging themselves towards death or despondency over their misfortune. 'Rapunzel' succeeded in this by moving to a happy ending that is juxtaposed to highlight both the drama and the resolution.
Summary of the plot „Rapunzel“ is a classic fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, which tells the story of a young girl named Rapunzel who is imprisoned in a tower by an enchantress named Dame Gothel. The story begins when a pregnant woman craves a special herb called rapunzel, which grows in Dame Gothel’s garden.
Rapunzel was the most beautiful child in the world. When she was twelve years old the witch shut her up in a tower in the midst of a wood, and it had neither steps nor door, only a small window above. When the witch wished to be let in, she would stand below and would cry, "Rapunzel, Rapunzel! Let down your hair!"
21 lis 2023 · Explore the original story of Rapunzel. Learn about the version of Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm, view a summary and read about other adaptions of the story. Updated: 11/21/2023.
Originally published in the Brothers Grimm's fairytale collection, "Kinder- und Hausmärchen," translated as Children's and Household Tales in 1812, Rapunzel has been adapted broadly over countless generations in book, movie, and musical forms.
