William Flesch
flesch@brandeis.edu
Summer 2016
English 21a
Adolescent Literature
TENTATIVE SYLLABUS, to be modified based on student desires
Syllabus
Week 1)
Introduction: Stevenson, Grimm’s fairy tales (see below)
Grimms and Anderson fairy tails, in Fantastic Worlds
“The Sandman” by E.T.A. Hoffmann, in Fantastic Worlds
2)
Alice in Wonderland
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
The Giver
3)
His Dark Materials: Book 1, The Golden Compass
First paper
due
His Dark Materials: Book 2, The Subtle Knife
His Dark Materials: Book 3, The Amber Spyglass
His Dark Materials: Book 3: The Amber Spyglass, Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban
4)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5)
Looking for Alaska
TBD (Book Thief? Catcher in the Rye?) Final paper due