Chaucer's Children and the Medieval Idea of Childhood
- Author / Editor
- Truscott, Yvonne J.
Chaucer's Children and the Medieval Idea of Childhood
- Published
- Children's Literature Association Quarterly 23 (1998): 29-34.
- Description
- Refutes claims that children were ignored during the Middle Ages. Chaucer wrote Astr to his son. In Th, he adopts a "childish identity," complemented by the pedagogy of Mel. The narrators of HF, PF, and BD are childlike.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.