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

Published Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 236 pages) Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-224) and index Notes Print version record Subject 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 LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French. Chansons de geste Children Children in literature Epic poetry, French French literature French poetry Romances Youth in literature Jeugd. Prematuren. Verhalende gedichten. Barn i litteraturen. Ungdomar i litteraturen. Chanson de geste -- historia. Fransk hjältediktning -- historia -- medeltiden. France Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780754696223 0754696227

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