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The Uses of Enchantment

By Bruno Bettelheim

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The Uses of Enchantment

By Bruno Bettelheim

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Winner of the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award "A charming book about enchantment, a profound book about fairy tales."-John Updike, The New York Times Book Review 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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2010-05-11
Publication Date:
2010-05-11
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0307739635
ISBN13:
9780307739636
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
262 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
204 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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