Rapunzel (/rəˈpÊŒnzÉ™l/; German: [Ê aˈpÊŠntÍ¡sÉ™l]) is a German
fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812
as part of Children's and Household Tales (KHM 12). The Brothers
Grimm's story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Rapunzel by Friedrich
Schulz (1790) that was a translation of Persinette (1698) by
Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force, which was itself influenced by
an earlier Italian tale, Petrosinella (1634), by Giambattista Basile.
The ultimate source of this tale is the Persian tale of Zal and
Rudabeh from the 11th century Shahnameh (Book of Kings).Rapunzel
(/rəˈpÊŒnzÉ™l/; German: [Ê aˈpÊŠntÍ¡sÉ™l]) is a German fairy tale
recorded by the Brothers Grimm and first published in 1812 as part of
Children's and Household Tales (KHM 12). The Brothers Grimm's story is
an adaptation of the fairy tale Rapunzel by Friedrich Schulz (1790)
that was a translation of Persinette (1698) by Charlotte-Rose de
Caumont de La Force, which was itself influenced by an earlier Italian
tale, Petrosinella (1634), by Giambattista Basile. The ultimate source
of this tale is the Persian tale of Zal and Rudabeh from the 11th
century Shahnameh (Book of Kings).The tale is classified as
Aarneâ€"Thompson type 310 ("The Maiden in The Tower"). Its plot has
been used and parodied in various media. Its best known line,
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair", is an idiom in popular
culture.The tale was published by the Brothers Grimm in Kinder- und
Hausmärchen in 1812. Their source was a story published by Friedrich
Schultz (1762â€"1798) in his Kleine Romane (1790). Earlier variants
include Giambattista Basile's "Petrosinella" (1634/36), Mademoiselle
de la Force's "Persinette" (1698), or Johann Gustav Büsching's "Das
Mährchen von der Padde", published a few months before Grimm's
version in Volks-Sagen, Mährchen und Legenden (1812). Rapunzel Top Movies & Young Movies