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Period: Sep 13, 1500 to
1500-1900
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Sep 14, 1500
Fairytales
-Giovanni Francesco Straparola
-The Facetious Nights of Straparola (adult themes)
- Giulio Cesare Croce (children themes) -
Sep 14, 1553
Chapbooks
-sold for entertainment/information
-Jack the Giant Tiger
-The history of Valentine Orson -
Sep 14, 1571
Alphebet Books
-Reffered back to the Bible
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What are Aesop's Fables?
First off a Fable is a short story that predominately includes animals as the characters to convey a moral. Now the word Aesop is actually the name of a Greek storyteller, so Aesop’s Fables are just stories that were believed to be written by the Greek storyteller Aesop. -
What are some examples of Aesops Fables?
STORY
-The Camel and the Floating Driftwood
MORAL
-A situation may seem big from afar but once you approach it, it may not seem like that big of a deal. -
What are some examples of Aesops Fables?
STORY
-The Donkey and the Lapdog
MORAL
Other peoples talents may not be yours, just because someone is good at something it may not be your strength too. -
What are some examples of Aesops Fables?
STORY
-The Wolf the Nanny-Goat and the Kid
MORAL
-It is better to be sure of something then sorry. -
What are some examples of Aesops Fables?
STORY
-The Fly and the Ant
MORAL
-Always work hard and be ready for tough times. -
JOHN LOCKE
Wrote a famous essay in 1693 explaining his theory of “tabula rasa”, -
A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHILDHOOD
Special needs of childhood including the importance of childhood reading are being taken into consideration -
DANIEL DEFOE
Famous for the adventure stories of Robinson Crusoe -
JOHN NEWBERRY
Newbery’s Pretty Pocket Book (1744), which pays tribute to John Locke -
FRANCE’S JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
Famous for Émile, had opposing ideas to john locke -
Snow White
Snow White, written in 1812 by the Grimm brothers in the Grimm Fairytales book was quite a change from the Snow White we know today. But one theme/moral has stayed consistent and that is don't take food from strangers. Children in the 1800's were taught this by Snow White when the old lady offers her an apple which in the end we find out was poisonous. -
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood was written by the Grimm Brothers in their book of fairytales called "Grimm's Fairytales" in 1812. Unlike the nice version of the story we have today, in the 1800's poor little red gets eaten by the wolf. This story was to teach the moral of never to wander off the path or else bad things will happen. -
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll in 1865 and demonstrates the on going theme of growing up as many books do in the 1800's. -
Little Women
Little Women was written by Louisa May Alcott in 1868. The theme in this novel for young girls was about the importance of family duty, personal growth and growing up. -
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer was written in 1876 by Mark Twain. The major themes in this novel are maturity and growing up like many other novels in this era for children such as "Little Women". -
Bibliography (continued)
Brown, Mary E.. "A Brief History of Children's Literature."southernct. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sep 2012. http://www.southernct.edu/~brownm/300hlit.html . "To Instruct And Delight The History Of Children's Literature." randomhistory. N.p., 29 Jan 2008. Web. 13 Sep 2012. <http://www.randomhistory.com/1-50 "Antique and Vintage Childrens Books." CollectorsWeekly. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sep 2012. http://www.collectorsweekly.com/books/childrens. -
Bibliography
"Aesop's Fables." Aesop's Fables. N.p., 01/01/12. Web. 13 Sep 2012. http://www.aesops-fables.org.uk/. Giloth, Copper. "Aesop's Fables." . University of Massachusetts Amherst, n.d. Web. 13 Sep 2012. http://www.umass.edu/aesop/. Fontaine, Jean . "Aesop's Fables." . N.p., 19/10/07. Web. 13 Sep 2012. http://www.aesopfables.com/aesopjdlf.html. -
Bibliography (continued)
Nesler, Nicholas. "Children's Literature Written in the 1800s." . N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sep 2012. http://www.ehow.com/info_8255786_childrens-literature-written-1800s.html. "Top 10 Gruesome Fairytale origins." . N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sep 2012. http://listverse.com/2009/01/06/9-gruesome-fairy-tale-origins/. "The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales." . N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sep 2012. http://alphastamps.com/a8/The_Brothers_Grimm_Fairy_Tales/article_info.html. "Children's Literature." . N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sep -
Bibliography
"Chapbooks." Wikipedia. N.p., 27/08/2012. Web. 14 Sep 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapbook.
"The Facetious Nights of Straparola." Wikipedia. N.p., 8/05/2012. Web. 14 Sep 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Facetious_Nights
"Children's Literature ." Wikipedia . N.p., 05/09/2012. Web. 14 Sep 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_literature>.
