Original bound copy of the Doctor of Education dissertation of Glenna Davis Sloan (1930–2023), noted professor, author, and influential voice in children’s literature and literacy education.

Title:

The Practice of Literary Criticism in the Elementary School as Informed by the Literary and Educational Theory of Northrop Frye

Submitted to Teachers College, Columbia University, 1972.

Committee: Professor Leland B. Jacobs (sponsor), Professor Arthur W. Foshay.

Content Highlights:

• In-depth exploration of Northrop Frye’s literary theory applied to childhood education.

• Typewritten, bound volume, ~150+ pages.

• Includes references to Frye, Otto Jespersen, Hegel, and other scholars.

• A key document from Sloan’s academic career, foreshadowing her later published works (The Child as Critic, Children’s Literature in Education articles, etc.).

Condition: Bound in black covers, typewritten pages clean and legible with some age toning.

Provenance: From the estate of Glenna Davis Sloan. Sloan became a professor of English Education and an authority in children’s literature, shaping literacy education for decades.