# The Uses of Enchantment

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- Authors: [Bruno Bettelheim](https://www.bookquiver.com/bruno-bettelheim)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 1991-04-25
- Genres: Literature: history and criticism, Psychology, Popular psychology

## Description

Wicked stepmothers and beautiful princesses … magic forests and enchanted towers … little pigs and big bad wolves … Fairy tales have been an integral part of childhood for hundreds of years. But what do they really mean? In this award-winning work of criticism, renowned psychoanalyst Dr Bruno Bettelheim presents a thought provoking and stimulating exploration of the best-known fairy stories. He reveals the true content of the stories and shows how children can use them to cope with their baffling emotions and anxieties.

## Editions

### The Uses of Enchantment

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-03-0773-963-6
- Pages: 352
- Published: 2010-05-11
- Language: en_US

### The Uses of Enchantment

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4013-727-9
- Pages: 352
- Published: 1991-04-25
- Language: en_GB