Children's literature: a comparative study
Proposed to be offered next in 1996
ENH2993
Formative influences: myths, legends and fairy tales in children's literature
G Barnett
8 points * First semester * Peninsula * Prerequisites: ENH1012 and ENH1100, or approved equivalents
Assessment
Written (4000 words) * Examinations (2 hours)
Prescribed texts
Alexander L The book of three Armada Lion
Cooper S The dark is rising Puffin
Garner A The owl service Lion
Hoban R The mouse and his child Penguin
L'Engle M A wrinkle in time Puffin
Le Guin U The wizard of Earthsea Puffin
Lewis C S The lion, the witch and the wardrobe Puffin
O'Brien R C Mrs Frisby and the rats of NIMH Puffin
Tolkein J R R The hobbit Puffin
Wrightson P The nargun and the stars Puffin
A collection of fairy tales (to be notified)
Recommended texts
Bettleheim B The uses of enchantment Thames and Hudson
Jung C Man and his symbols Doubleday
Zipes J Fairy tales and the art of subversion Heinemann