ENG 251: Children's Literature

Guroian illuminates the complex ways in which fairy tales and fantasies educate the moral imagination from earliest childhood. Examining a wide range of stories, he argues that these tales capture the meaning of morality through vivid depictions of the struggle between good and evil, in which characters must make difficult choices between right and wrong, or heroes and villains contest the very fate of imaginary worlds. Throughout, Guroian highlights the classical moral virtues such as courage, goodness, and honesty.

Includes relevant chapter: "Of Mice and (Posthu)man: Roald Dahl's The Witches and Ethics beyond Humanism"