CHL 423 19th Century American Childrens' Literature

Considers the role of religion, the classed and gendered nature of writing for children, and the way family is depicted and disciplines. Takes up the question of slavery, women's suffrage, and industrialization in the children's literature of the period. Studies writers including Hawthorne, Alcott, Twain, Susan Warner, Thomas Bailey, Aldrich, and Margaret Sidney.

Credits

4

Cross Listed Courses

ENGL 423

Prerequisite

None