The Wisdom of Fairy Tales (Paperback, New Ed)

The fairy tale with its archetypal images lives on through all the changes and upheavals of society. This book attempts to rediscover the lost meaning of these stories, and shows how they can have a profound positive influence on the developing mind of the child. The author contends that telling fairy tales to children today gives spiritual nourishment which later in life can be a source of ideals and imaginative creative thinking. The prince, the tailor, the miller, Snow White and Cinderella are images of different elements of our own nature. It is this resonance, he says, which endears these figures to us. There is a wisdom in these characters which runs deeper than allegory or what can be found in psychoanalysis.

General

Imprint:	Floris Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1995
First published:	October 1995
Authors:	Rudolf Meyer
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	267
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-86315-208-5
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Children's literature studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	0-86315-208-2
Barcode:	9780863152085

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