Childhood and Adolescence in Early Germanic Culture

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Richard Rawlinson Center for Anglo-Saxon Studies and Manuscript Research

Organizer Name

Jana K. Schulman

Organizer Affiliation

Western Michigan Univ.

Presider Name

Rebecca Straple

Presider Affiliation

Western Michigan Univ.

Paper Title 1

Learning to Talk: A Child Oblate's Perspective at Eleventh-Century Canterbury Cathedral Priory

Presenter 1 Name

Rebecca King Cerling

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Fuller Theological Seminary

Paper Title 2

Fathers and Daughters in Old English Literature

Presenter 2 Name

Jana K. Schulman

Paper Title 3

Parenting, Humanity, and The Fortunes of Men

Presenter 3 Name

Stacy S. Klein

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Rutgers Univ.

Start Date

15-5-2015 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1135

Description

The papers in this session (by Rebecca King Cerling, Jana K. Schulman, and Stacy S. Klein) explore different facets of childhood and adolescence in Anglo-Saxon England. The first focuses on oblates (boys as young as six) given by their parents to be monks; the second on the relationships of daughters and fathers, especially daughters of marriageable age; the third on representations of parenting in poetry as a means of providing instruction on how to parent.

Jana K. Schulman