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The uses of enchantment : the meaning and importance of fairy tales / Bruno Bettelheim.

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Record Number 901924
ISBN 9780140137279 (paperback)
Author Bettelheim, Bruno author.
Title The uses of enchantment : the meaning and importance of fairy tales / Bruno Bettelheim.
Publisher/Date London : Penguin Books, 1978.
©1976
Pagination etc. 339 pages ; 20 cm
Contents note Originally published: London : Thames and Hudson, 1976.
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Note Wicked stepmothers and beautiful princesses ... magic forests and enchanted towers ... little pigs and big bad wolves ... Fairy tales have been an integral part of childhood for hundreds of years. But what do they really mean?In this award-winning work of criticism, renowned psychoanalyst Dr Bruno Bettelheim presents a thought provoking and stimulating exploration of the best-known fairy stories. He reveals the true content of the stories and shows how children can use them to cope with their baffling emotions and anxieties.
Subject Psychoanalysis and folklore
Folklore and children
Psychoanalysis
Child psychology
Fairy tales -- Psychological aspects
Fairy tales -- History and criticism
Shelf Location 809.93375 BETT
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