The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales Summary
Bruno Bettelheim

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

"The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales" by Bruno Bettelheim is a non-fiction work focused on analyzing fairy tales and how they play an important role in both ancient and modern society.

Bruno Bettelheim was a child psychologist and philosopher who was well known for his work with autistic children. Although Bettelheim wrongly assumed that autism was caused by neglect and the withholding of affection by the...

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