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- Belle. Belle is only called Belle in the Disney versions of Beauty and the Beast; she’s just straight-up Beauty in the original. Then again, given that Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve’s “Belle et La Bête,” which published in 1740 in La Jeune Américaine et les Contes Marins, was written in French, the character’s name probably would have been Belle anyway, so… do with that what you will.
- Rapunzel. The history of “Rapunzel” as a story is actually quite convoluted. Although the world is generally the most familiar with the version published by the Brothers Grimm in their 1812 collection Children’s and Household Tales, author and editor Terri Windling (who is wonderful, and you should absolutely read her stuff) traced it back much farther in her essay “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair”: The Grimms took it from Friedrich Schulz’s version, which was published in 1790; Schulz had taken his version from the 1698 French tale “Persinette” by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force; and she had taken it from “Petrosinella,” a 1634 Italian story by Giambattista Basile.
- Jasmine. So, here’s something interesting: Although most of us are probably aware that Disney’s Aladdin was based off of the The One Thousand And One Nights story of the same name, that story was actually not part of the original Arabic text.
- Ariel. There isn’t a historical personage on whom Ariel, aka the Little Mermaid, was based — but Disney’s version of the tale is quite different from Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 Danish fairytale.
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman. The book combines elements of comedy, adventure, fantasy, drama, romance, and fairy tale. It is metafictionally presented as an abridgment of a longer work by the ...
- William Goldman
- 1973
May 1, 2020 · The Princess Bride novel opens with an introduction where Goldman explains the history of The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern, how his father had read The Princess Bride to him out-loud when he was sick as a child, and how he was inspired to buy the book for his own son. Goldman was horrified, however, to discover that the epic adventure he ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Smithsonian Channel. Pocahontas might be a household name, but the true story of her short, powerful life is buried in myths that have persisted since the 17th century. First, Pocahontas wasn’t ...
On my first read of The Princess Bride at age 13, I was amused and enchanted by the thought that S. Morgenstern had written a boring royal history that William Goldman had abridged into a masterpiece. I told my father so, and he looked at me, thought for a moment, and said that he didn’t think that was true. I realized my mistake.
Jan 28, 2024 · But behind the enchanting tales of love and adventure lies a rich tapestry of real-life experiences that have shaped each princess into the captivating character we know today. Ariel, the beloved mermaid princess from “The Little Mermaid,” draws inspiration from the resilience and determination of Hans Christian Andersen’s original fairy tale.
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Sep 1, 1993 · jean-sasson. Sultana Al-Sa'ud, a Saudi Arabian Princess, has four mansions on three continents, her own private jet, glittering jewels, and designer dresses galore. But in reality, Sultana has no freedom or control over her own life, no value but as a bearer of sons. Hidden behind her black floor-length veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her ...
