The Uses of Enchantment
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| Author | Bruno Bettelheim |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-013727-9 |
| 398.45 | |
| LC Class | GR550 .B47 |
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales is a 1976 book by Bruno Bettelheim, in which the author analyzes fairy tales in terms of Freudian psychoanalysis. The book has been a subject of controversy regarding possible plagiarism.