History of Children's Literature
by David Beagley
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Description
In this subject, students investigate the development of literature for children from the traditional literatures of myth and legend, folk and fairy tales, through early publishing, to the emergence of genres of adventure, fantasy and realism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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Why Fantasties Endure | Looking at Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and the Wizard of Oz. Why are tales of fantasy the most popular and enduring? | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Peter Pan | Peter Pan: the themes, adaptations, and literary structure. | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Exciting Adventures for Boys | How adventure stories aimed towards girls are often restricted by domestic elements. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Girls and Domestic Adventure Stories | How adventure stories aimed towards girls are often restricted by domestic elements. | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tales of Adventure | The characteristics of an adventure tale, and the golden age of children's literature. | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Poetry for Children, by Adults | A history of poetry written by adults for children. | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Poetry by Children for Children | What are the characteristics of poetry written by children? | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Literature Reflects Changing Childhood | How medieval literature reflected the changes in the philosophy of childhood. | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chapbooks for Children | The affecting and instructing history of chapbooks for children, as developed particularly by Mr John Newbery, printer and bookseller. | 9/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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King Arthur and Robin Hood - Chivalric Heroes | The origins and retellings of Arthurian legends and Robin Hood. | 9/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beowulf and the Epic Hero | How heroes work in epic tales, old english tales and literature, the legend of Beowulf, and how these devices are used in the tales of Tolkien. | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Disneyfication | The formulaic structure of Disney story-telling, and how they change classic fairy tales. | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Types of Tales and Types of Telling | The ways of reading into fairy tales, the types of telling, and why they have endured through the ages. | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Little Red Riding Hood | What is the origin of Little Red Riding Hood, and how has the story been interpreted through the years? | 8/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Folk and Fairy Tales | Folk tales and fairy tales were not created for children. How do you define them, and how have they evolved? | 8/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Myths and Legends: Pantheons | What are myths about? How do they talk about themes like death, and why do we find them appealing? | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Myths and Legends: Creation, Creators and Creatures | What is mythology? How do you define a myth? What do myths deal with? | 8/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interpretation: Considering the Literature | How do books work? How are they interpreted and translated? What signs and symbols do we read from their representation? | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Introduction: Once Upon a Time... | History of Children's Literature will take you back to the roots of story telling and examine the beginnings of children's literature. | 7/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoIntroduction to History of Children's Literature | David Beagley introduces the History of Children's Literature. | 7/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 20 Episodes |
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