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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815221203321

Autore

Gaffney Phyllis

Titolo

Constructions of childhood and youth in old French narrative / / Phyllis Gaffney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, 2011

ISBN

1-315-57366-0

1-317-16135-1

1-317-16134-3

1-282-96321-X

9786612963216

0-7546-9622-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Disciplina

840.9/3523

Soggetti

Children in literature

Youth in literature

French literature - To 1500 - History and criticism

French poetry - To 1500 - History and criticism

Epic poetry, French - History and criticism

Chansons de geste - History and criticism

Romances - History and criticism

Children - France - History - To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Medieval childhood in literature -- Who was the medieval child? : a repertoire of traditional images -- Changing models of childhood and youth in the chanson de geste -- Childhood and youth in romance : love, learning and the drama of identity -- Childhood and youth in enfances poems -- A slow conversion of sensibility.

Sommario/riassunto

Examining the portrayal of childhood and youth in a large sample of medieval French verse narratives, this study analyzes representations of childhood in two genres: chansons de geste, or Old French epic poems, and romances. Phyllis Gaffney identifies dif