Liz Warren | Storyteller

In 1956 Italian Folktales by Italo Calvino was published.  It is a collection of stories that Calvino refers to as hybrid, because he combines collected versions of tales with his own personal touch.  Several authors, including Calvino, point out that the Grimm Brothers acculturated the folktales they prepared and recorded.  In fact later editions of tales from the Grimm Brothers have been further changed to reflect changing cultural norms.  For example, the nature of Rapunzel’s relationship with the prince goes from clearly sexual to chaste.   Although, when the prince finds Rapunzel in the desert, she has twins in tow.