The Young Slave in the context of "The Glass Coffin"

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⭐ Core Definition: The Young Slave

The Young Slave is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.

It is Aarne-Thompson type 709, Snow White; other variants include Bella Venezia and Myrsina. The tale is based in Italy, and is often cited as one of the first Snow White stories to exist.

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👉 The Young Slave in the context of The Glass Coffin

"The Glass Coffin" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 163. Andrew Lang included it in The Green Fairy Book as The Crystal Coffin.

It is Aarne-Thompson type 410, Sleeping Beauty. Another variant is The Young Slave.

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The Young Slave in the context of Sun, Moon, and Talia

"Sun, Moon, and Talia" (Italian: Sole, Luna, e Talia) is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile and published posthumously in the last volume of his 1634-36 work, the Pentamerone. Charles Perrault retold this fairy tale in 1697 as "Sleeping Beauty", as did the Brothers Grimm in 1812 as "Little Briar Rose".

It is Aarne-Thompson type 410; other tales of this type include The Glass Coffin and The Young Slave.

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