Conclusions

Looking at Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and the Wizard of Oz. Why are tales of fantasy the most popular and enduring? Copyright 2013 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Looking at Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and the Wizard of Oz. Why are tales of fantasy the most popular and enduring? Copyright 2013 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Why Fantasties Endure

Peter Pan, created by the Scottish author J.M. Barrie, is one of the most popular and treasured literary creations of the early 20th century. What makes it so timeless, and how has the story been interpreted over the last hundred years? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Peter Pan, created by the Scottish author J.M. Barrie, is one of the most popular and treasured literary creations of the early 20th century. What makes it so timeless, and how has the story been interpreted over the last hundred years? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Peter Pan

Adventure stories aimed at boys tend to be a lot more exciting and heroic then those for girls. Why is this the case, and what themes are typical in these? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Adventure stories aimed at boys tend to be a lot more exciting and heroic then those for girls. Why is this the case, and what themes are typical in these? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Boys and Exicting Adventures

Adventure stories aimed towards girls are often restricted by domestic elements. Is that their only appeal? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Adventure stories aimed towards girls are often restricted by domestic elements. Is that their only appeal? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Girls and Domestic Adventures

Tales of Adventure

Poetry for Children by Adults

Poetry for Children by Children

How Literature Reflects Changing Childhood

The affecting and instructing history of chapbooks for children, as developed particularly by Mr John Newbery, printer and bookseller. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

The affecting and instructing history of chapbooks for children, as developed particularly by Mr John Newbery, printer and bookseller. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Chapbooks for Children

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.

King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Chivalry

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. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Beowulf and the Epic Hero

The formulaic structure of Disney story-telling, and how they change classic fairy tales. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Disneyfication

The ways of reading into fairy tales, the types of telling, and why they have endured through the ages. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

The ways of reading into fairy tales, the types of telling, and why they have endured through the ages. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Types of Tales and Types of Telling

What is the origin of Little Red Riding Hood, and how has the story been interpreted through the years? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

What is the origin of Little Red Riding Hood, and how has the story been interpreted through the years? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Little Red Riding Hood

Folk tales and fairy tales were not originally created for children. How are they defined and how have they changed? How are the stories evolving back into tales for adults? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Folk tales and fairy tales were not originally created for children. How are they defined and how have they changed? How are the stories evolving back into tales for adults? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Folk and Fairytales

What are myths about? Why are these stories labelled as myth while others aren't? How do myths portray life and death? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

What are myths about? Why are these stories labelled as myth while others aren't? How do myths portray life and death? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Myths and Legends: Pantheons

Myths and legends - are creatures created by a creator? How the origin of myths play through in themes of children's literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Myths and legends - are creatures created by a creator? How the origin of myths play through in themes of children's literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Myths and Legends: Creation, Creators and Creatures

How do books work? How are they interpreted and translated? What signs and symbols do we read from their representation? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

How do books work? How are they interpreted and translated? What signs and symbols do we read from their representation? Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Interpretation: Considering the Literature 

History of Children's Literature will take you back to the roots of story telling and examine the beginnings of children's literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

History of Children's Literature will take you back to the roots of story telling and examine the beginnings of children's literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Introduction: Once Upon a Time...

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