Authors whose renditions of adolescence we will read include James Joyce, Sophocles, J.D. Salinger, Russell Hoban, and Rigoberta Menchu. This class is recommended for students in general and especially for those interested in secondary school teaching. Requirements are five written assignments, a midterm, and a final. The rationale of the course is the discussion of the essence of children's fiction and its range from idyllic through carnivalesque toward postlapsarian. It will also inquire into the specific features of European children's literature by comparing the originals to some American film versions.
Collaborative papers are highly encouraged.