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Courses

Course Descriptions

Spring 2007

Graduate Courses

  • ENGL 606D: 20th Century Fantasy for Children and Young Adults. Professor Alida Allison. Class Schedule: TBA
    Sample Books:
    • Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
    • Tove Jansson, The Moomintrolls
    • Astrid Lingren, The Brothers Lionheart
    • Salman Rushdie, Haroun and the Sea of Stories
    • Ursula LeGuin, The Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan
    • J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
    • Michael Ende, The Neverending Story
    • Robert Townsend, The Great Good Thing
    • George Slusser et al ., Nursery Realms, Children's Literature, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
    • Lois Kuznets, When Toys Come Alive
    • Robert Scholes et al, Bridges to Fantasy

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