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The Uses Of Enchantment by Bruno Bettelhiem

The Uses Of Enchantment by Bruno Bettelhiem

This is the old 1970’s classic by Bruno Bettelheim, an exploration of the psychological meaning of Fairy Tales. It could be very out of date by now, but I found it extraordinary, so I thought I’d do a little review. It’s only taken me a year or so to read (amongst other books as well, honest) because it is very dense and heavy going but well worth it. I think I was attracted to the book because I’ve always had a deep respect for Fairy Tales – always intuited they have a deeper meaning, in some cases guessed at them, but never to this level. What he touches on but...