Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject German Studies -
Comparative Literature, grade: 2, University of Vienna, language:
English, abstract: The present bachelor thesis deals with the fairy tale
Rumpelstiltskin and its central question "Who is the man behind the
tale?" Based on a description of the characteristics of myths, folktales
and fairy tales the various versions of Rumpelstiltskin in different
countries are discussed and compared. Furthermore, the psychological
aspects of Rumpelstiltskin are analyzed in detail.