Retelling Myths and Tales: Classic to Contemporary (ALL701)
Trimester 1 / 2013

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Description

This unit tracks the traditional genres from which children’s literature in English draws: myth, hero tale, folk tale and fairy tale. It explores how these originally oral tales have been adapted as a children’s genre, taking into account: historical and national variants; novel-length and Hollywood adaptations; and contemporary incarnations for adolescents and adults, from Batman to Buffy and beyond.

This unit introduces students to a range of theoretical resources for the interpretation of the historical and cultural assumptions these tales encode about gender, race, class, nationality and the environment.

Assessment

Essay 1 50%

Essay 2 50%

Other Details

ALL701 was previously titled: Origins in Children's Literature; and coded ALL601.

Offered in: 2010, 2011, 2012
Current Campus: External
Levels: Postgraduate
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