C LIT 128A Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Fairy, Vienna, The Ugly Duckling
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Perry nodelman says pleasure may be derived from indulging in the innocent point of view of a child & contradiction between didactic + optimism. Said to be a slave in the 1st century. Probably lived in greece between 600 & 500 bc. Said to be sold as a slave in modern day turkey. No distinction between mind of child & mind of adult. Attention to childhood & education gained momentum in the 17th century. Speculation that aesop was not greek but ethiopian. The animals he mentions (crocodiles, elephants) didn"t roam around greece. Short & simple with didactic (instructive) purpose. Aesop put on trial for stealing figs. In aesop"s case, the message is often survival of the fittest ( might makes right ) Asks for a glass of water & asks for two more glasses for two other individuals. Used throughout greco-roman antiquity & medieval times for instruction.
