Pentamerone was created in 1634.

Giambattista Basile has written:

'Pentamerone' -- subject(s): Folklore, Tales, Translations into English

'Stories from Pentamerone'

'Il pentamerone, ossia La fiaba delle fiabe'

'Il Basile spirituale' -- subject(s): Poetry

'Stories from The Pentameron'

'Giambattista Basile's The tale of tales, or, Entertainment for little ones'

'Lo cunto de li cunti (Il Pentamerone)' -- subject(s): Folklore

'Der Pentamerone'

'The pentamerone, or, The story of stories' -- subject(s): Tales

Giovanni Battista Basile has written:

'Lo cunto de li cunti'

'Il Pentamerone'

Yes it was. The first time a character like Rapunzel was displayed was probably 1637, from Giambattista Basile's Pentamerone. Rapunzel in itself is a German Fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and was first published on the early 1800's I think, as part of Children & Household Tales.

Ashputtle, which the original Grimm title for the story, which differs from modern versions. The Story of Stories and Pentamerone are supposed earlier versions, and if you want to hark all the way back to antiquity you can reference Psyche and Eros or the tale of Rhodonis.