Bruno Bettelheim

Academic / Scholar

Austrian-American · 20th century

Austrian-American psychologist and scholar best known for The Uses of Enchantment (1976), a landmark psychoanalytic study of fairy tales.

Connection to Taylor Swift

The Uses of Enchantment is a primary framework Uncle Jerry applies when reading the folkloric and psychological currents in Taylor's songwriting.

Notable Works

  • The Uses of Enchantment, The Empty Fortress