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A- Introduction to German Literature I / B-Children and Adolescent Literature I
Paper Code:
D GER 501 A1b / D GER 501 A1b
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
A- Introduction to German Literature I /
Children and Adolescent Literature-I
This course will enable the students to -
- Understand and define Children's literature and distinguish it specifically from the literature for adults.
- Get acquainted with different genres of children’s as well as adolescent’s literature.
- Understand and analyze the texts based on children’s as well as adolescent’s literature.
12.00
Unit I:
Unit 1
Changing conceptions of children's literature: Literature for children and /or adult readers?
12.00
Unit II:
Unit 2
Folklore, fables and fairy tales for young children
12.00
Unit III:
Unit 3
Children's literature and transmission of values.
12.00
Unit IV:
Unit 4
Children Literature (Erich Kästner) Pünktchen und Anton
12.00
Unit V:
Unit 5
Children Literature (Erich Kästner) Emil und die Detektive
Essential Readings:
- Kästner, E. (2001). Emil und die Detektive. Hamburg: Dressler Verlag GmbH.
- Kästner, E. Pünktchen und Anton
- Brüder Grimm. (2001). Kinder- und Hausmärchen. Ditzingen: Reclam
- Kindergeschichten by Peter Bichsel
References:
- Bettelheim, Bruno. (1975). The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importanceof Fairy Tales. New York: Vintage.
- Propp, Vladimir. (1988). Morphology of the Folk Tale. Texas: University of Texas Press.
- Nodelman, Perry. (2008). The Hidden Adult: Defining Children’s Literature. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press.
- von Arnim, Achim, Brentano, C. (2001). Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Ostfildern:Artemis & Winkler.
- Busch, W. (2013). Max und Moritz. Kӧln: Schwager & Steinlein.
- Richter, H. P. (1987). Damals war es Friedrich. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag.
- Der Struwwelpeter, first published in 1845 as a kind of cautionary tale, is available on Project Gutenberg.
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