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obvious moral agenda or lesson, a book that celebrated childhood reason and imagination through nonsense, Alice in Wonderland both grew out of and changed the culture of childhood. This course will examine the "Golden Age" of children's literature in the U.K. between 1863 and 1914. We'll look at examples of the cult of childhood, where children were seen as innocently divine; and reactions against that cult manifesting in bad boys, anxious girls, and ambiguous animal figures. Texts under consideration include Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan; Beatrix Potter's Complete Tales; Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island; Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Books and E. Nesbit's The Story of the Treasure-Seekers. We'll also look at criticism that problematizes easy assumptions about who—and what— children's literature is for. Assessment will include two essays, synchronous and asynchronous discussion, and possibly two exams. ENGL 730.B fulfills three hours of the post-1800 overlay requirement for English majors. KState 8 Tag: Aesthetic Interpretation. (Kansas State University)