영국 어린이환상문학 전통 - 영문학수업에 활용하기 위하여

Abstract

This study intends to examine the tradition of English Children’s fantasy diachronically and suggest its usefulness for English literature classes. English Children’s fantasy begins with interests in folk fairy tales and fantasy, and changes in the perception of children and imagination in the nineteenth century. This allows the United Kingdom to mark the golden age of children’s literature in both the Victorian and Edwardian eras and publish great works until now. These works have been proved to be literary as much as existing English canonical works. English literature departments in Korea are no longer in a situation where English literature classes can be fossilized or isolated as a means of communicating knowledge, through traditional ways of teaching. English literature classes must be renewed by introducing more pragmatic approaches. Introducing English literary texts for children and young adults can be one way to appeal to students in order to develop their creativity and critical thinking skills.