The Uses of Enchantment
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The Uses of Enchantment is a seminal psychological study of fairy tales in which Bruno Bettelheim explores their symbolic meanings and their role in child development.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Uses of Enchantment Context triple: [Bruno Bettelheim, notableWork, The Uses of Enchantment]
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Tale of Tales
Tale of Tales is a 2015 dark fantasy film directed by Matteo Garrone, known for its visually rich, adult-oriented adaptations of Italian fairy tales and featuring Salma Hayek in a prominent role.
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A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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A Fable
A Fable is a complex, allegorical novel by William Faulkner that reimagines World War I through a moral and religious lens, exploring themes of sacrifice, authority, and rebellion.
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Just So Stories
Just So Stories is a classic collection of whimsical origin tales for children by Rudyard Kipling, explaining how various animals acquired their distinctive features.
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E.
The Children’s Machine
The Children’s Machine is a seminal book by Seymour Papert that explores how computers can transform education by empowering children to learn through exploration, creativity, and constructionist principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Uses of Enchantment Target entity description: The Uses of Enchantment is a seminal psychological study of fairy tales in which Bruno Bettelheim explores their symbolic meanings and their role in child development.
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A.
Tale of Tales
Tale of Tales is a 2015 dark fantasy film directed by Matteo Garrone, known for its visually rich, adult-oriented adaptations of Italian fairy tales and featuring Salma Hayek in a prominent role.
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B.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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C.
A Fable
A Fable is a complex, allegorical novel by William Faulkner that reimagines World War I through a moral and religious lens, exploring themes of sacrifice, authority, and rebellion.
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D.
Just So Stories
Just So Stories is a classic collection of whimsical origin tales for children by Rudyard Kipling, explaining how various animals acquired their distinctive features.
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E.
The Children’s Machine
The Children’s Machine is a seminal book by Seymour Papert that explores how computers can transform education by empowering children to learn through exploration, creativity, and constructionist principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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literary criticism ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ psychology book ⓘ |
| appliesTheory |
Freudian psychoanalysis
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depth psychology ⓘ |
| argues |
fairy tales aid emotional maturation
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fairy tales are important for healthy imagination ⓘ fairy tales help children deal with unconscious conflicts ⓘ fairy tales help children integrate good and bad aspects of the self ⓘ fairy tales provide symbolic solutions to developmental crises ⓘ |
| author | Bruno Bettelheim ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| deweyDecimalClassification | 398.21 ⓘ |
| examinesWork |
Beauty and the Beast
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Cinderella (fairy tale) ⓘ
surface form:
Cinderella
Hansel & Gretel ⓘ
surface form:
Hansel and Gretel
Jack and the Beanstalk ⓘ Little Red Riding Hood ⓘ Snow White ⓘ The Three Little Pigs ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
psychological functions of fairy tales
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role of fantasy in child development ⓘ symbolic meanings of fairy tales ⓘ unconscious content of fairy tales ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
criticisms of Bettelheim’s psychoanalytic readings
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questions about Bettelheim’s scholarly methods ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780394497715 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
interpretive chapters on individual tales
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theoretical introduction ⓘ |
| influenced |
child development theory
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literary criticism of children’s literature ⓘ scholarship on fairy tales ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | GR550 .B46 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
claim that fairy tales address existential anxieties of children
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psychoanalytic interpretations of classic fairy tales ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 352 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| receivedAward |
National Book Award for Nonfiction
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surface form:
National Book Award for Contemporary Thought
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| subject |
child development
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child psychology ⓘ education ⓘ fairy tales ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ symbolism in literature ⓘ |
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