Phyllis Gaffney

Constructions of Childhood and Youth in Old French Narrative (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

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 differences in, and relationships between, portrayals of the young in the two genres, and demonstrates the significance of developments in twelfth- and thirteenth-century poetry for changing cultural perspectives on childhood and youth.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317161349
• Artikelnr.: 45099996

Autorenporträt

Phyllis Gaffney (PhD Cantab) is Senior Lecturer in French at University College Dublin, Ireland. She researches medieval French literature, Franco-Irish connections in the twentieth century, and literary translation.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Approaches
Chapter 1 Medieval Childhood in Literature
Chapter 2 Who Was The Medieval Child? A Repertoire of Traditional Images
Part 2 Constructions of Childhood and Youth in Chanson de geste and Romance
Chapter 3 Changing Models of Childhood and Youth in the Chanson de Geste
Chapter 4 Childhood and Youth in Romance: Love, Learning and the Drama of Identity
Chapter 5 Childhood and Youth in Enfances Poems
Part 3 Conclusion
Chapter 6 A Slow Conversion of Sensibility