The Old French Evangile de l'enfance
Author: Maureen Barry McCann Boulton
Publisher: PIMS
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780888440709
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Author: Maureen Barry McCann Boulton
Publisher: PIMS
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780888440709
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Published: 1984
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Published: 1984
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Published: 1984
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Phyllis Gaffney
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-05-23
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 1317161351
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat do we know of medieval childhood? Were boundaries always clear between childhood and young adulthood? Was medieval childhood gendered? Scholars have been debating such questions over half a century. Can evidence from imaginative literature test the conclusions of historians? Phyllis Gaffney's innovative book reveals contrast and change in the portrayal of childhood and youth by looking at vernacular French narratives composed between 1100 and 1220. Covering over sixty poems from two major genres - epic and romance - she traces a significant evolution. While early epics contain only a few stereotypical images of the child, later verse narratives display a range of arguably timeless motifs, as well as a growing awareness of the special characteristics of youth. Whereas juvenile epic heroes contribute to the adult agenda by displaying precocious strength and wisdom, romance children are on the receiving end, requiring guidance and education. Gaffney also profiles the intriguing phenomenon of enfances poems, singing the youthful deeds of established heroes: these 'prequels' combine epic and romance features in distinctive ways. Approaching the history of childhood and youth through the lens of literary genre, this study shows how imaginative texts can both shape and reflect the historical development and cultural construction of emotional values.
Author: Maureen Barry McCann Boulton
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 1843844141
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA study of the immensely popular "lives" of Christ and the Virgin in medieval France.
Author: Evelyn Birge Vitz
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780859915380
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book proposes a fundamental revision of the history of early French romance: it argues that oral and performed traditions were far more important in the development of romance than scholars have recognised. Starting with issues of orality and literacy, it is argued that the form in which romances were composed was not the invention of clerics but was, rather, an oral form. The second part of the book looks at performance, and shows that romances such as those of Chretien invited voiced presentation; moreover, they were frequently recited from memory, sung, and acted out in dramatic fashion. Romances can, and should, still be performed today.