Brigham Young University Masthead Logo BYU ScholarsArchive Undergraduate Honors Theses 2019-03-27 “THE RIGHT USE OF REASON”: FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, AND MORAL EDUCATION IN PETER PARLEY’S ANNUAL Taylor Topham Brigham Young University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/studentpub_uht BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Topham, Taylor, "“THE RIGHT USE OF REASON”: FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, AND MORAL EDUCATION IN PETER PARLEY’S ANNUAL" (2019). Undergraduate Honors Theses. 55. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/studentpub_uht/55 This Honors Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Undergraduate Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Honors Thesis “THE RIGHT USE OF REASON”: FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, AND MORAL EDUCATION IN PETER PARLEY’S ANNUAL by Taylor Topham Submitted to Brigham Young University in partial fulfillment of graduation requirements for University Honors English Department Brigham Young University April 2019 Advisor: Leslee Thorne-Murphy Honors Coordinator: John Talbot ABSTRACT “THE RIGHT USE OF REASON”: FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, AND MORAL EDUCATION IN PETER PARLEY’S ANNUAL Taylor Topham English Department Bachelor of Arts This thesis discusses the relationship between the start of the Golden Age of Children’s Literature and the educational policy and philosophy changes that took place in mid- to late-19th century England. Some scholars have argued that the reasons for the rise in fantasy literature that characterized the Golden Age of Children’s Literature are primarily economic, while others find philosophical and cultural precedents for the movement toward fantasy.