TY - JOUR
T1 - Images of adolescence in English literature
T2 - the middle ages to the modern period.
AU - Violato, C.
AU - Wiley, A. J.
PY - 1990/6
Y1 - 1990/6
N2 - It is argued that modern images of adolescence are also reflected in English literary tradition. Thus, relevant works of the major authors, Chaucer, More, Locke, Shakespeare, Bayly, Milton, Prior, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Hazlitt, and Dickens, are analyzed for their imagery of youth and adolescence. It is concluded that, with minor exceptions, the way that youth are depicted in these works remains remarkably stable over time. The main theme of adolescence throughout these works is that it is a time of turbulence, excess, and passion. This is in consonance with the modern-day view of adolescence as a time of storm and stress.
AB - It is argued that modern images of adolescence are also reflected in English literary tradition. Thus, relevant works of the major authors, Chaucer, More, Locke, Shakespeare, Bayly, Milton, Prior, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Hazlitt, and Dickens, are analyzed for their imagery of youth and adolescence. It is concluded that, with minor exceptions, the way that youth are depicted in these works remains remarkably stable over time. The main theme of adolescence throughout these works is that it is a time of turbulence, excess, and passion. This is in consonance with the modern-day view of adolescence as a time of storm and stress.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2375253
AN - SCOPUS:0025440077
SN - 0001-8449
VL - 25
SP - 253
EP - 264
JO - Adolescence
JF - Adolescence
IS - 98
ER -