School Stories

When Angela Brazil wrote her first boarding school novel in 1906 the reason she was successful in creating a new genre was because she wrote from the girl’s point of view, for entertainment only.  These books were part of a cultural shift to value women and young people.  But other writers have used the school setting for serious coming of age novels, and others have mixed genres with romance, mystery, and fantasy, so that they remain a strong presence in literature. 

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

COURSE OUTLINE

• Jolly hockysticks! the golden age – Brazil, Blyton,Brent-Dyer, Oxenham.
• Coming of age school stories – real literature.
• Cross genre stories, mixing boarding school with fantasy, mystery, and romance

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Outline the history of the genre, the cultural context, impact, and legacy.
2. Describe the most influential writers.
3. Discuss the different narrative uses of a boarding-school setting.