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''The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales'' is a 1976 book by Austrian-born American psychologist Bruno Bettelheim in which he analyzes fairy tales in terms of Freudian psychoanalysis. In the book, Bettelheim discusses the emotional and symbolic importance of fairy tales for children, including traditional tales at one time considered too dark, such as those collected and published by the Brothers Grimm. Bettelheim suggested that traditional fairy tales, with the darkness of abandonment, death, witches, and injuries, allowed children to grapple with their fears in remote, symbolic terms. If they could read and interpret these fairy tales in their own way, he believed, they would get a greater sense of meaning and purpose. Bettelheim thought that by engaging with these socially evolved stories, children would go through emotional growth that would better prepare them for their own futures. ==Structure and contents== The book is divided into two main sections. The first, "A Pocketful of Magic," outlines Bettelheim's thoughts on the value of fairy tales for children. The second part, "In Fairy Land," presents psychoanalytical readings of several popular fairy tales, specifically: *"Hansel and Gretel" *"Little Red Riding Hood" *"Jack and the Beanstalk" *"Snow White" *"Goldilocks and the Three Bears" *"The Sleeping Beauty" *"Cinderella" *The "animal groom" cycle of fairy tales, including "Beauty and the Beast", "The Frog King" and "Bluebeard". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Uses of Enchantment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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