Childhood in medieval Poland (1050-1300) : constructions and realities in a European context /
"This volume analyses the constructions and realities of childhood in Poland, c. 1050-1300 CE, by examining a range of texts and considering the ways in which children fit within textual frameworks and genres. These texts include two major chronicles, monastic sources, and hagiography related t...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2021]
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Colección: | East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ;
v. 73. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "This volume analyses the constructions and realities of childhood in Poland, c. 1050-1300 CE, by examining a range of texts and considering the ways in which children fit within textual frameworks and genres. These texts include two major chronicles, monastic sources, and hagiography related to five major saints. The textual sources are put into conversation with findings from archaeology. The author argues that certain common themes, such as assumed care for children, the need for education, and the puer senex trope do feature through most texts of any genre, and the book also explores how Poland was similar to and different from the situation in western Europe"-- |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 220 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 900446106X 9789004461062 |
ISSN: | 1872-8103 ; |