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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

Children in literature. --- Youth in literature. --- French literature --- French poetry --- Epic poetry, French --- Chansons de geste --- Romances --- Children --- History and criticism. --- History --- Fiction --- Thematology --- Old French literature --- Children in literature --- Youth in literature --- Chivalric romances --- Chivalry --- Courtly romances --- French romances --- Medieval romances --- Romances, French --- Romans courtois --- Literature, Medieval --- Childhood --- Kids (Children) --- Pedology (Child study) --- Youngsters --- Age groups --- Families --- Life cycle, Human --- Childhood in literature --- Children in poetry --- History and criticism