The Uses of Enchantment

The Uses of Enchantment
Cover of the first edition
AuthorBruno Bettelheim
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFairy tales
PublisherThames & Hudson
Publication date
1976
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages352
ISBN978-0-14-013727-9
398.45
LC ClassGR550 .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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Journal-of-American-Folklore-Winter-1991 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Los-Angeles-Times-February-7-1991 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).