Tending the heart of virtue : how classic stories awaken a child's moral imagination / Vigen Guroian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guroian, Vigen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Books and reading.

Children.

Children's literature--Moral and ethical aspects.

Children's literature.

Literature and morals.

Virtues in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the popularity of William Bennett's Book of Virtues attests, parents are turning more and more to children's literature to help instill values in their kids. Now, in this elegantly written and passionate book, Vigen Guroian provides the perfect complement to books such as Bennett's, offering parents and teachers a much-needed roadmap to some of our finest children's stories. Guroian illuminates the complex ways in which fairy tales and fantasies educate the moral imagination from earliest childhood. Examining a wide range of stories-from ""Pinocchio"" and ""The Little Mermaid"" to ""Charlot

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Awakening the Moral Imagination; 2 On Becoming a Real Human Child: Pinocchio; 3 Love and Immortality in The Velveteen Rabbit and The Little Mermaid; 4 Friends and Mentors in The Wind in the Willows, Charlotte's Web, and Bambi; 5 Evil and Redemption in The Snow Queen and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; 6 Heroines of Faith and Courage: Princess Irene in The Princess and the Goblin and Lucy in Prince Caspian; Conclusion: A Bibliographical Essay; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-194) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-515264-6

1-280-65530-5

0-19-802787-7

OCLC:

435942121