Petrosinella
"Petrosinella" is a Neapolitan fairy tale, written by Giambattista Basile in his collection of fairy tales in 1634, Lo cunto de li cunti (The Tale of Tales), or Pentamerone, as the first story of the second day.
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- Author
- Diane Stanley
- First published
- 1995
- Editions
- 4
- Subjects
- Fairy tales, Folklore, Legends, Indians of North America, Thunder, Thunderstorms, Choctaw Indians, Lightning
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Analysis
- Tale type
- ATU 310, The Maiden in the Tower
- ATU 313, The Magic Flight
- Differences with "Rapunzel"
- See also
- References
"Petrosinella" is a Neapolitan fairy tale, written by Giambattista Basile in his collection of fairy tales in 1634, Lo cunto de li cunti (The Tale of Tales), or Pentamerone, as the first story of the second day.
It is Aarne–Thompson type 310 "the Maiden in the Tower", of which the best known variant is "Rapunzel", and it is the earliest recorded variant of this tale known to exist.