ENG 280SChildren's Literature

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ENG 280S Children's Literature - Everything we need to know about life we can learn from children's literature. This course examines children's lit from its inception through to the present, focusing on the movement from orality to literacy and the formation of modern identity. We will begin with classic fairy tales, move through the nineteenth century, when the genre really got traction, and end with more contemporary works. This class will examine the texts from a variety of perspectives to flesh out alternative readings. In addition to the primary texts, students will read critical works that pertain to the subject matter. Students write two 5-page essays that include research and weekly responses. May include fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers, Perrault, Jacobs and Andersen, as well as novels such as Carroll, ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND; Barrie, PETER PAN, and Saint-Exupery, THE LITTLE PRINCE.