Winn, Marie, 1936-

Abstract This reel contains a lecture at the University of Denver by Marie Winn. The lecture is titled, "Children as an Audience". Winn discusses the notion that the modern perception of children is precisely that--modern. She briefly discusses the difference between modern children and medieval children. Winn then turns to a discussion of Alice in Wonderland and the notion of writing for children in general. She covers the writings of several authors including Lewis Carroll and J.R.R. Tolkien. The...