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Sleeping Beauty

In short: Compare where the awakening falls in the Sleeping Beauty stories of Basile, Perrault and Grimm.

Sleeping Beauty · The long sleep FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 5 Sleeping Beauty Compare where the awakening falls in the Sleeping Beauty stories of Basile, Perrault and Grimm. Origin A family of tales circulating in Europe. Its exact oral origin is uncertain. Atlas record 1634–1636 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF The long sleep Reach¹ 3/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 3 records · 3 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

A family of tales circulating in Europe. Its exact oral origin is uncertain.

In Basile, Talia wakes when a flax splinter comes out of her finger. In Perrault, the prince reaches the sleeping woman as the hundred years expire, and a new danger at court follows the awakening. In the Grimms’ 1812 telling, the sleep and the hedge give way near the end, followed by a wedding. One question separates the three texts: does waking up end the story?

Dated records and sources

  1. 1634–1636 · Naples, present-day Italy
    Giambattista Basile · Sole, Luna e Talia
  2. 1697 · Paris, France
    Charles Perrault · La Belle au bois dormant
  3. 1812 · Berlin, present-day Germany
    Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm · Dornröschen

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