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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100394497716
ISBN-139780394497716
eBay Product ID (ePID)1394636
Product Key Features
TopicFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Subjects & Themes / General
Book TitleUses of Enchantment : the Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
Publication Year1976
Number of PagesVI, 328 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary Criticism, Non-Classifiable
AuthorBruno Bettelheim
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight24.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN75-036795
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal398.45
SynopsisA famous child psychologist explains how fairy tales educate, support, and liberate the emotions of children., The great child psychologist gives us a moving revelation of the enormous and irreplaceable value of fairy tales - how they educate, support and liberate the emotions of children., 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. "From the Trade Paperback edition."