Twice-Told Tales: The Psychological Use of Fairy Tales

Twice-Told Tales are not only for the young. Many have discovered the "magnificent, colorful, many-sided, fantasy world of fairy tales" as children, but, as Hans Dieckmann points out, we can rediscover their value as adults.

"As with all great art, the fairy tale's deepest meaning will be different for each person, and different for the same person at various moments in his life." (Bruno Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment)

By the use of case histories, Dr. Dieckmann recounts ways in which "t...