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The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales is a 1976 book by Bruno Bettelheim, in which the author analyzes fairy tales in terms of Freudian psychoanalysis. The book has been a subject of controversy regarding possible plagiarism.
- Bruno Bettelheim
- 1976
Feb 12, 2014 · Part I: A pocketful of magic -- Life Divined from the inside -- "The Fisherman and the Jinny": Fairy Tale compared to fable -- Fairy Tale versus myth: Optimism versus pessimism -- "The Three Little Pigs": Pleasure principle versus reality principle -- The Child's need for magic -- Vicarious Satisfaction versus Conscious Recognition -- The ...
structure of fairy tales suggest images to the child by which he can structure his daydreams and with them give better direction to his life. In child or adult, the unconscious is a powerful determinant of behavior.
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Jan 1, 1975 · The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales. Bruno Bettelheim. 3.83. 5,942 ratings532 reviews. 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.
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May 11, 2010 · 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...
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- Bruno Bettelheim
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2010
This fascinating book by Bruno Bettelheim investigates the psychology and cultural benefits of fairy tales on developing minds, and by extension into adulthood and more mature thinking. The author demonstrates the importance of these folk narratives.
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May 11, 2010 · Fairy tales inform us about life's struggles, hardships and the reality of death. From Bettleheim's point of view, the fairy tale is a "manifold form" that communicates to the child, educates them, against life's vagaries and realities, which are the unavoidable aspects of our existence.
