3-3-0

An historical and critical study of children's literature in English. The course includes an overview of the history of children's literature and introduces students to the critical analysis of a variety of its genres, including nursery rhymes, folk and fairytales, myths and legends, fables, poetry, and "classic" novels. Some of the issues to be discussed may include didacticism, oral and written discourse, appropriation, the development of special literature for children and the representation of social issues.





Offered every year