The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Peregrine Bks.)
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- Synopsis
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Bruno Bettelheim was one of the great child psychologists of the twentieth century and perhaps none of his books has been more influential than this revelatory study of fairy tales and their universal importance in understanding childhood development.
Analyzing a wide range of traditional stories, from the tales of Sindbad to “The Three Little Pigs,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “The Sleeping Beauty,” Bettelheim shows how the fantastical, sometimes cruel, but always deeply significant narrative strands of the classic fairy tales can aid in our greatest human task, that of finding meaning for one’s life.
Winner of the National Book Award
- Copyright:
- 1976
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 343 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307773524
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780307739636
- Publisher:
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 10/01/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Bruno Bettelheim
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Psychology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.