Super fun, guys: yesterday was the birthday of J.M. Barrie! As many of your know, Peter Pan is one of my favorite children's books. I wrote my thesis on it and the development of the moral imagination in childhood and in turn Wedny's moral development in the story. When I had successfully defended my thesis, my English professor pulled me into his office and said: "I have a Ph.D. in literature. I speak French, Italian, Old English. I have written several books on the romances of William Shakespeare. I am the chair of an English department. But when I take my kids to the library, I have no idea where to begin." Thus the seed was planted for Little Lamb Books.
So happy birthday, Mr. Barrie. And thanks for the lifetime of inspiration.
By the way: if you want to study this book, I highly recommend purchasing the Oxford Edition
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2 comments:
Aw shucks, I wish we could have heard your Peter Pan insights!
I've never been a fan of Peter Pan. Something in it just left me feeling bleak.
Perhaps it was the author's continuous observation of the difference between children and adults, and the "heartlessness" of childhood.
I prefer to be left alone in a world of enchantment, without the intrusion of adult observations and sensibilities.
But I'm open to having my mind changed!
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