The uses of enchantment

the meaning and importance of fairy tales

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The uses of enchantment

the meaning and importance of fairy tales

  • 3.0 (2 ratings) ·
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Discusses how fairy tales are used to educate, support, and liberate the emotions of children; how the tales reveal the child, subconsciously to himself.

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Language
English
Pages
328

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Cover of: The Uses of Enchantment
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales (Vintage)
May 4, 2010, Vintage
Paperback
Cover of: The Uses of Enchantment
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales
April 23, 1989, Vintage, Vintage Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: Kinder brauchen Märchen
Kinder brauchen Märchen
1989, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag
in German - Ungekürzte Ausg., 1. Aufl.
Cover of: Psicoanálisis de los cuentos de hadas
Psicoanálisis de los cuentos de hadas
1988, Editorial Crítica, Grupo Editorial Grijalbo
in Spanish
Cover of: The uses of enchantment
The uses of enchantment: the meaning and importance of fairy tales
1977, Vintage Books
in English
Cover of: The uses of enchantment
The uses of enchantment: the meaning and importance of fairy tales
1976, Knopf : distributed by Random House
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: The uses of enchantment
The uses of enchantment: the meaning and importance of fairy tales
1976, Alfred A. Knopf, distributed by Random House, Inc.
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The uses of enchantment
Cover of: The uses of enchantment
The uses of enchantment: the meaning and importance of fairy tales.
1976, Penguin
in English

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First Sentence

"If we hope to live not just from moment to moment, but in true consciousness of our existence, then our greatest need and most difficult achievement is to fine meaning in our lives."

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Bibliography, p. (325)-328.

Published in
New York
Series
Borzoi Book
Copyright Date
1976

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
398/.45
Library of Congress
GR550, GR550 .B47 1976

Contributors

Cover Design
Muriel Nasser
Printer
Haddon Craftsmen, Inc.
Book Designer
Earl Tidwell

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
vi, 328, xi p. ;
Number of pages
328
Dimensions
25 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL21359526M
Internet Archive
usesofenchantmen00bett
ISBN 10
0394497716
LCCN
75036795
OCLC/WorldCat
1945414
Library Thing
432
Goodreads
971026

Excerpts

"Little Red Riding Hood was my first love.
added anonymously.

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