Fairy Tales and the Moral Imagination by Andrew Pudewa - Audio Download †

Recorded at the 2010 Writing Educator's Symposium

Are fairy tales good, even important for Christian students? Where did they come from, what can they teach our children, and should we spend our valuable time reading them? In this session we will discuss several basic themes in fairy tales and traditional children’s literature (goodness, truth, beauty, hope, honesty, wishes, etc.) as well as key archetypes of literature and their importance to the moral imagination. With the confusion surrounding modern fantasy writing, many parents feel uncertain in discerning the good and important literature from misleading and confusing books, stories, and movies.

Running time: 91 minutes

†Contains distinctly Christian content

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