Premium Members save an extra 10% and all Members collect stamps to save with Rewards. 10 stamps = $5.Learn More

Formats

See All Formats & Editions

In stock

This item is currently out of stock online.

Free standard shipping on orders over $60

Select a store to view item availability.

Overview

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 ...

Product Details

Editorial Reviews

Categories

Literature Social Sciences Education Awards Literary Criticism Folklore & Mythology Teaching - Reading & Language Genres & Literary Forms General & Miscellaneous Literary Criticism Fables, Fairy Tales, & Folk Tales - Literary Criticism Fairy Tales Psychology & Literature Teaching - Reading Folklore - General & Miscellaneous Children's & Young Adult Literature - Literary Criticism Fairy tales->History and criticism Fairy tales->Psychological aspects Children's literature->Psychological aspects Psychoanalysis and fairy tales 1977 National Book Award Winners Contemporary Thought->National Book Award Winners (1977-1979)1976 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners Criticism->National Book Critics Circle Award Winners National Book Awards All Winners by Year - National Book Awards Retired Categories - National Book Award Winners National Book Critics Circle Awards All Winners by Year - National Book Critics Circle Awards All Winners by Category - National Book Critics Circle Awards

The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales

Overview

Product Details

Editorial Reviews

Categories