Rapunzel

"Rapunzel" (/rəˈpʌnzəl/; German pronunciation: [ʁaˈpʊnt͡səl]) is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales. The Grimm Brothers' story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Rapunzel by Friedrich Schulz published in 1790. The Schulz version is based on Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force originally published in 1698 which in turn was influenced by an even earlier tale, Petrosinella by Giambattista Basile, published in 1634. Its plot has been used and parodied in various media and its best known line ("Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair") is an idiom of popular culture. In volume I of the 1812 annotations (Anhang), it is listed as coming from Friedrich Schulz Kleine Romane, Book 5, pp. 269–288, published in Leipzig 1790.

In the Aarne–Thompson classification system for folktales it is type 310, "The Maiden in The Tower".

Andrew Lang included it in The Red Fairy Book. Other versions of the tale also appear in A Book of Witches by Ruth Manning-Sanders and in Paul O. Zelinsky's 1997 Caldecott Medal-winning picture book, Rapunzel and the Disney movie Tangled.

Rapunzel (Disney)

Rapunzel is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film Tangled, and its short sequel Tangled Ever After. In both appearances, Rapunzel is voiced by Mandy Moore. During the beginning of Tangled, a young Rapunzel is voiced by child actress Delaney Rose Stein.

Created and animated by supervising animator Glen Keane, Rapunzel is loosely based on the main character of the German fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm. In the Disney adaptation, for which the character was adapted into a less passive and more proactive rendition of herself, Rapunzel, a princess born with long, magical golden hair, is abducted as an infant and raised by a vain woman named Mother Gothel, who exploits her hair's unique healing abilities in order to remain youthful for several years. Locked by Gothel in a secluded tower for eighteen years, where she is kept unaware of her true identity, Rapunzel enlists the help of a thief named Flynn Rider to see the floating lanterns in time for her birthday.

List of Faerie Tale Theatre episodes

The following is the list episodes of the family television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre which ran from 1982 to 1987. Please note that the links go to the articles for the Faerie tales and not to any info about the productions themselves.

Series overview

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

External links