work1812 (Grimm); oral tradition, ~medieval
Adriaen van Utrecht, Still Life with Vegetables (1645 - 1650). Wikimedia Commons
Rapunzel
The one with the locked tower and the long hair.
To Explore
- What role did food and plants play in traditions of healing within German cultural history?
- What is Sehnsucht, and how does it shape the emotional and imaginative world of German folklore?
- What is the significance of the window in German Romanticism?
reference materials
Books
RapunzelGrimm Brothers, 1812
The hard facts of the Grimms' fairy talesMaria Tatar
From the beast to the blondeMaria Warner
Key figures
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