Cover of The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower

The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower

A unique collection presenting Kate Forsyth's extensive academic research into the 'Rapunzel' fairy tale, alongside several other pieces related to fairy tales and folklore.

Read more

This book is not your usual reference work, but a complex and engaging exploration of the subject matter, written with Forsyth's distinctive flair.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 286 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale Shares nonfiction, fairy tale, adult
  2. Secrets Beyond the Door: The Story of Bluebeard and His Wives Shares fairy tale, nonfiction
  3. When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition Shares fairy tale, nonfiction
  4. Russian Fairy Tales Shares fairy tale, fiction

“People who read The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions
  2. Cupid and Psyche
  3. Crazy Jack
  4. The 3 Little Dassies

“If you want more of the same (fairy tale), start with these.”

  1. Cindermaid
  2. How to fracture a fairy tale
  3. A White So Red
  4. Lethargy - a Princess and the Pea story

“Readers describe these the same way.”

  1. The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre
  2. Fairy Tale as Myth/Myth as Fairy Tale
  3. Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales
  4. Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. The Rose Fairy Book
  2. The Complete Encyclopedia of Elves, Goblins, and Other Little Creatures
  3. Chicago Haunts: Ghostly Lore of the Windy City
  4. Free onlineFree The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries