A Children’s Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales

Professor Biography
Table of Contents
Course Scope
Lecture 1—“Sleeping Beauty”: Once Upon a Time
Lecture 2—“Beauty and the Beast” I: The Sleeping Prince
Lecture 3—“Beauty and the Beast” II: Being Brave
Lecture 4—“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”: Transformations
Lecture 5—“Cinderella” I: If the Shoe Fits
Lecture 6—“Cinderella” II: Baba Yaga and Goddesses
Lecture 7—“Cinderella” III: The Mooing Godmother
Lecture 8—“The Brave Little Tailor”: Giants!
Lecture 9—“Jack and the Beanstalk”: Archetypes
Lecture 10—“Hansel and Gretel”: Ogres
Lecture 11—“Rumplestiltzkin”: Naming Our Fears
Lecture 12—Tom Thumb and Thumbelina: Little Heroes
Lecture 13—“Emperor’s New Clothes”: Looks Can Deceive
Lecture 14—“Town Musicians of Bremen”: Unwanted Animals
Lecture 15—“Puss in Boots” and “The Frog Prince”: Fitting In
Lecture 16—“Three Little Pigs”: Third Time’s a Charm
Lecture 17—“The Little Red Hen”: Formula Tales
Lecture 18—“How the Camel Got His Hump”: Pourquoi Tales
Lecture 19—Lions and Tigers and Bears: Fables
Lecture 20—“Snow White”: Beauty and Handsomeness
Lecture 21—“Rapunzel”: Maiden/Mother/Crone
Lecture 22—King Arthur and Winnie the Pooh: Heroic Quests
Lecture 23—American Tall Tales and Folk Songs
Lecture 24—Happily Ever After: How Our Stories End
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