title: Deconstructing the Hero: Literary Theory and Children's Literature
author:  Margery Hourihan 
description: <STRONG>'Thorough but evidently accessible poststructuralist approach to classic children's texts. A very good introduction to such an approach for English students.'</STRONG> - <EM> J. A. Winston, University of Warwick</EM>
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  # Table Of Contents
  
  
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  Hamilton Wright Mabie  
  INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO HEROES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW  
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO HEROES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW  
  INTRODUCTION TO HEROES EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW  
  CHAPTER I. PERSEUS  
  CHAPTER II. HERCULES  
  CHAPTER III. DANIEL  
  CHAPTER IV. DAVID  
  CHAPTER V. ST. GEORGE  
  CHAPTER VI. KING ARTHUR  
  CHAPTER VII. SIR GALAHAD  
  [CHAPTER VII. SIR
  GALAHAD](Heroes%20Every%20Child%20Should%20Know_split_001.html#filepos159635)  
  [CHAPTER VIII.
  SIEGFRIED](Heroes%20Every%20Child%20Should%20Know_split_001.html#filepos162713)  
  [CHAPTER IX.
  ROLAND](Heroes%20Every%20Child%20Should%20Know_split_001.html#filepos197814)  
  [CHAPTER X. KING
  ALFRED](Heroes%20Every%20Child%20Should%20Know_split_001.html#filepos228753)  
  [CHAPTER XI. THE
  CID](Heroes%20Every%20Child%20Should%20Know_split_001.html#filepos258059)  
  [CHAPTER XII. ROBIN
  HOOD](Heroes%20Every%20Child%20Should%20Know_split_001.html#filepos303754)  
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