Constructions of childhood and youth in old French narrative [[electronic resource] /] / Phyllis Gaffney

• Autore: Gaffney Phyllis
• Pubblicazione: Burlington, Vt., : Ashgate, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 p.)
• Disciplina: 840.9/3523
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Constructions of childhood and youth in old French narrative
• ISBN: 1-317-16135-1; 1-317-16134-3; 1-282-96321-X; 9786612963216; 0-7546-9622-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459167203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II