The Portrayal of Parents and Children in the Works of Chaucer, Gower, and the Pearl-Poet

Author / Editor
Bauer, Kate A.

Title
The Portrayal of Parents and Children in the Works of Chaucer, Gower, and the Pearl-Poet

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 56 (1996): 3949A.

Description
Cross-disciplinary evidence (since the publication of Phillipe Aries's "Centuries of Childhood") indicates that strong love between parents and children existed in medieval culture. Chaucer, Gower, and the "Pearl" poet represent children and family ties with some realism and considerable idealization.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.