LITR 234: The Folktale Tradition (CRN 144)
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 18 Jan—Intro to class; defining folktales 20 Jan—Defining folktales; some history of folktales
23 Jan—Defining folktales, retellings, and revisions—read Tatar xi-xxvi, 3-4, and 498-507 25 Jan—Little Red Riding Hood—read Tatar 5-29 27 Jan—Little Red Riding Hood—read Tatar 405-14; Blackboard post due by noon
30 Jan—Beauty and the Beast—read Tatar 30-58 and 494-6 1 Feb—Beauty and the Beast—read Tatar 58-74 3 Feb—Beauty and the Beast—read Tatar 74-83; Blackboard post due by noon
6 Feb—Snow White—read Tatar 84-102 8 Feb—Snow White—read Tatar 102-16 10 Feb—Snow White—read Tatar 387-93; Blackboard post due by noon
13 Feb—Sleeping Beauty—read Tatar 117-38 and 493-4 15 Feb—Interweaving tales—read The Sleeper and the Spindle 17 Feb—Interweaving tales—read Tatar 435-46; Blackboard post due by noon
20 Feb—Cinderella—read Tatar 139-54 and 497 22 Feb—Cinderella—read Tatar 154-69 24 Feb—Cinderella—read Tatar 169-81; Blackboard post due by noon
27 Feb—Read Ella Enchanted 1 Mar—Ella Enchanted—read Tatar 393-405 3 Mar—Ella Enchanted; Blackboard post due by noon; Paper 1 due by 5
6 Mar—Break 8 Mar—Break 10 Mar—Break
13 Mar—Bluebeard—read Tatar 182-205, 228, and 497 15 Mar—Bluebeard 17 Mar—Bluebeard—read Tatar 205-27; Blackboard post due by noon
20 Mar—Rumpelstiltskin—read traditional version (handout) and Vande Velde 22 Mar—Rumpelstiltskin 24 Mar—Rumpelstiltskin; Blackboard post due by noon
27 Mar—Tricksters—read Tatar 229-52, 459-67, 493, and 497 29 Mar—Tricksters—read Tatar 252-69 31 Mar—Tricksters—read Tatar 270-7; Blackboard post due by noon
3 Apr—Hans Christian Andersen—read Tatar 278-300 5 Apr—Andersen—read Tatar 301-25 7 Apr—Andersen; Blackboard post due by noon
10 Apr—TBA 12 Apr—TBA 14 Apr—TBA
17 Apr—Oscar Wilde—read Tatar 326-46 19 Apr—Wilde 21 Apr—Read Princess Academy 7-61 (ch. 1-4); Blackboard post due by noon; Paper 2 due by 5
24 Apr— Finish Princess Academy 26 Apr—Princess Academy 28 Apr—Viewing; Blackboard post due by noon
1 May—Viewing and discussion/review 3 May—Study Day Final Exam: Monday, 8 May, 8-10:30

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