“Dornröschen [Briar Rose]"

“Dornröschen [Briar Rose]" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

The Grimm Brothers’ version of “Sleeping Beauty” removes the rape and cannibalism from earlier tales, and gives the princess a name, “Briar Rose.” This is also the first rendition where the sleeping princess is awakened by the prince’s kiss.

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(English) Grimm, Jacob, and Wilhelm Grimm. “Dornröschen” [“Briar Rose”]. The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm. Ed. Jack Zipes. Trans. Jack Zipes. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001. 696-698.

(German) Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm. “Dornröschen” [“Briar Rose”]. Kinder- und Hausmärchen [Children’s and Household Tales]. Diederichs, 2001.