Constructions of Childhood and Youth in Old French Narrative

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 demonstr

List of contents

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;

About the author

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.

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 differences in, and relationships between, portrayals of the young in the two genres, and demonstr

Product details

• Authors: Phyllis Gaffney, Gaffney Phyllis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032925585
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3292558-5
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; European History, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, Archaeology, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literature: history & criticism, Language: reference & general, Social and cultural history, Language: reference and general, History and Archaeology, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Medieval style